We are currently in the midst of changing seasons. It appears the warm and hot summer
weather is behind us (despite it being a mild summer) and it won’t be long before the nights
get cold and many people will be use wood fires to keep their houses warm during these
cooler months. People will soon be looking in their cupboards for winter coats and jackets
to provide warmth, whilst shelving their summer clothes for the foreseeable future. The
days are certainly getting shorter and we even changed our clocks forward an hour over the
weekend just gone. All these things I have just described, comes with the changing of
seasons.
In the midst of this changing of seasons there is one thing which Christians believe remains
constant. In the Bible we are told in book of Hebrews
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. (Hebrews 13:8)
What exactly does this mean for you? This passage is reassuring all people that Jesus’ love
for them is unchangeable. Jesus will continue to love all people and his sacrificial death on
the cross and resurrection three days later which we celebrated a few weeks ago at Easter,
is permanent. This love from our Lord Jesus Christ to forgive people their sins and mistakes
is not something which comes and goes like the ‘seasons.’ It is a constant presence in the
world for the benefit of all humankind.
So, if your struggling with certain changes in your life, or the changing of seasons, look to
‘Jesus Christ who is the same yesterday, and today and forever!’
Pastor Joel Grieger
Lutheran Church, Bordertown and Keith
