Yesterday, Today, and Forever

 

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. James 1:17

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 13:8

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:8

Occasionally I make the trip back to where I grew up, a rural acreage that was a farm but also a sand quarry. My father (and his father before him) sold sand to construction companies for concrete, and its location on our property from my growing-up years was a large pit (in fact, that was the business name: Hieb Sand Pit). The view of the pit from our house hasn’t changed much over the years, even though much of the landscape on the property has.

I think of this “sameness” like the promise from God in the scripture noted above. He has promised to be the same “yesterday, today, and forever”. This steady presence in our world brings a sense of peace, even when the world around us seems to be in chaos.

Prayer: Lord, thank you for your promises and your steadiness in our lives. Thank you for remaining the same yesterday, today, and forever. Thank you for being that one we can turn to when we need clarity and a sense of peace. Amen.

Donna Gustafson

(top two photos show the view referenced in devotion, second one taken on a recent trip (September 2023). The barn has, sadly, fallen apart. Other photos of the sand pit added just for fun! Click on any photo to view larger.)