A CHANGLESS SAVIOR FOR CHANGING TIMES

    Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.--Hebrews 13:8
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    Are you one of those people who have a difficult time dealing with change? Do you have a fear of change? Resent the pressures and adjustments it often brings? Do you wish there was SOMETHING   that you could count on to remain constant? 
    In today's fast-paced society, ever more technologically evolving, and seemingly moving always toward greater tolerance of more permissive, more radical lifestyles, we are being called upon to adjust to change or somehow accommodate it in some area of our lives virtually all the time.
    The workplace is a prime example. We read everywhere of companies that once had offered people jobs which generally turned into lifetime careers, that today are undergoing "re-engineering."
Restructuring and massive changes often are necessary "in the interest of making a leaner, better company that will be more competitive, and more profitable," employees are often told today. The result, all to often, is major job losses. Let's face it, changing times are changing the way business is operating, and the change usually impacts personal lives and families.
    As stressful as adjusting to the loss of a career position can be, it can sometimes be paled by the stress of having to face adjustments brought about by such tumultuous things as divorce, or the death of a spouse, child, parent or other dear family member.
    In the case of the loss of a long-time companion, something I'm certain a number of my readers have had to cope with first hand, even the thought of going on alone can understandably seem unbearable.
    What do you do when such changes are thrust upon you? How do you handle these things without losing your sanity? How DO you go on ?
    In times like these we need a rock to cling to. We need that one solid, unchanging rock, that we can ever count upon, no matter what. We have that Rock in Christ Jesus.
    As Paul said in Hebrews 13:8, "He is the same." He never changes. We can count on the comfort provided by the everlasting arms of the one who created us, loves us, came to earth and died to redeems, rose again and called us to give our lives to Him, and promised us eternal life with Him. Yes,  in this life, Jesus is the One who promised to always be there, and to care, no matter what.
     "Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you," the apostle Peter advises in I Peter 5:7. If the crisis caused by some devastating change in your life has left you feeling hopeless, take Peter's advice, and let us point you to that solid rock today.