![]() Whoever He was in the past is exactly who He is in the present. So here we find that Jesus isn’t one way in the past and another way in the present. The words “yesterday and today” are an Old Testament expression to denote continuity ( see Exodus 5:14 2 Samuel 15:20). ![]() But in the Bible when the words “yesterday and today” are used in one phrase, as they are used here, it also portrays continuity. The word “today” is the Greek word semeron, and it means today or at this very moment or this current age. The word “yesterday” is the Greek word exthes, and it depicts all time that ever was up until this present moment. We don’t need to refigure who Jesus is, what He thinks, or what His message is, because He is the same - and everything He represents is the same - yesterday, today, and forever! The Greek word for the “same” emphatically states that Jesus Christ is unchangeable! What good news this is in a world where things are changing at lightning speed! Jesus Christ is the one Person we can depend on to be the same, regardless of the time or the spirit of the age. In the midst of this ever-changing environment, it is good to remember that there is one thing that never changes - and that is J esus Christ! He was in the past exactly who He is in the present and precisely who He will be forever! That’s why Hebrews 13:8 says, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and today, and forever.” Today I want us to focus on this verse, because it shows the immutability of Jesus Christ! Perhaps the shock we feel is that so many are abandoning former positions of faith to embrace new ones at what seems to be such lightning speed. ![]() These changes are occurring at an alarming rate, but we should not be surprised by it, because the Holy Spirit warned us 2,000 years in advance that this would occur in the very last part of the last days. And in the midst of this climate of sweeping changes that the world is caught up in, scores of people have been swept into a seismic shift in core biblical values and morals, even concerning the most basic tenets of faith. Not only have we seen technologies change quickly, but we have also seen politics and political parties, national and international boundaries, and currencies change - and the list goes on and on. ![]() In fact, technology develops so quickly that if I listed devices that represent the “new” technology of today, whatever I wrote down would be outdated before this book is printed! Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.ĭo you ever feel like the world is shifting and swirling so fast that it is different from one day to the next? It is simply a fact that we live in an age when everything seems to be changing before our eyes. ![]()
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