Looking back over the years we all can see many changes. Some Good-Some Not So Good. For example: We used to walk (2.5 mph), then we road horses (10 mph), then the first power automobile(18 mph), now we have electric cars (100 mph) and jet airlines (600 mph). Our lives are filled with things that change: Abacus/to computers, phone on the wall/to cell phones on your wrist, outhouse to …YOU GET THE POINT.
We can be thankful for many of the changes such as advances in Medical Technology, modern conveniences in the home and work place, and some things we might take for granted like heating in the winter and A/C in the summer, grocery stores, refrigerators, gas or electric stoves and indoor plumbing. But there are some things that cannot change. In this lesson we’ll examine a few things that cannot change.
Solomon said, “That which has been is what will be, that which is done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun.” (Eccl. 1:9). When we hear this we understand Solomon is talking about life and spiritual things—not physical, like technology etc., There will always be birth—and death—that does not change, the sun always rises in the east and sets in the west, seasons change—rain comes—droughts come—truth and lies are told. Man’s nature is the same today as it was when Adam and Eve were taken from the garden.
The same is true about God’s nature—it is the same always—because God is eternal—without beginning and without an end. Turn to 1 John chapter 4 and let’s talk about our first point.
One thing that will never change: It’s God’s Nature…