You are the same

" And: “You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth,

And the heavens are the work of Your hands.

They will perish, but You remain;

And they will all grow old like a garment;

Like a cloak You will fold them up,

And they will be changed.

But You are the same,

And Your years will not fail.”

But to which of the angels has He ever said:

“Sit at My right hand,

Till I make Your enemies Your footstool”?" - Hebrews 1:10-13

Everything changes. Don't we all understand that? On our trip back to the US this last couple of weeks it is obvious that things change. We get older and our friends get older. Grey air or no hair is on many heads. Some folks have died and death is a real part of the world's decay. Our children grow up. Our children have children. Things are not the same. Our society and our cultures change. 

I think Rascal Flatts captures it in his song 'Mayberry' - Sometimes it feels like this world is spinning faster than it did in the old days. So naturally we have more natural disasters from the strain of a fast pace.' 

I like the phrase here about how the heavens are growing old like a garment like an old cloak that we fold up and replace. A couple of weeks ago, at Mary's insistence, I retired an old worn out pair of jeans. They had grown thread bare and faded just like this old world is doing. After the last time I wore them Mary took them, folded them up, and laid them aside. 

That is what is happening to this old world. It is wearing out. It is coming apart at the seams. It is getting old and worn out. One day it will be put away. 

But there is someone who doesn't change. 

The Father says of the Son - 'you are the same, your years will not fail.' 

Jesus never changes. When everything else is falling apart we have the blessed knowledge that there is one Unchangeable that we can hold on to. 

May I have the strength to hold on the the Unchangeable One.