NewLife News: The Attributes of God - Eternal and Unchanging

1/15/2025

Trust in the Lord forever; because in the Lord, the Lord himself, is an everlasting rock!
Is. 26:4, CSB

Rocks are everywhere. We don’t like them in our shoes but we’ll listen to a rock concert (depending on the band) and we’ll watch movies that have the actor, The Rock. But as Christians, we have placed our trust in the actual Rock, Jesus Christ. He’s the One we build our lives on and He’s the only One worthy of such trust from us. How is He worthy? Why can we depend on Him? We can do exactly that because He is eternal and unchanging, just like His Father. That’s why Isaiah could tell God’s people long ago in Old Testament times to trust in the Lord forever. This makes Him our Rock. David knew this and loved Him for it. In fact, David placed his entire trust in the Lord and based his life on knowing, loving and following God, his Rock. Admittedly, David made significant mistakes. And, yet, God in His kindness forgave David upon his repentance. God extends that same offer of kindness and mercy to us in His Son, Jesus. We can confidently receive His offer and His love because we know that He’ll always love us and He will never change. So, we too can place our entire trust in the Lord, and base our lives on knowing, loving, and following Him. Now that’s something we need to ponder deeply and regularly!

Thankful He’s the everlasting Rock,
Pastor Andy

Questions:

How have you experienced God as your Rock?
Have you personally received God’s mercy and grace in Christ through faith? When?
What situations are you facing that are reminding you to depend on our unchanging and eternal God?

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