God's Art

My wife and I were excited. But we were also a bit overwhelmed. We had just purchased new smart phones. They were a huge leap from our last phones, which in today’s world were near the bottom rung on the cell phone technology ladder.

I left my wife at the phone store with her dad to finish the final paperwork, while I took our kids home for their naps. As I drove home I was thinking about the phone. Amazed as I was, part of my heart and mind were a bit unsettled. The thought of how technology is rapidly changing is what was unsettling to my heart and mind.

Suddenly, in a field off to the side of the road I noticed a small flock of Canada geese huddling to keep warm on that cold December day.

In that moment my heart found peace as I realized that in this rapidly changing world some things do not change. The ways of nature and the creatures that live within it are not changing with this world. Wild animals continue living their lives as God programmed them.

I am not sure why that thought gave me such peace. Maybe it was just the comfort in knowing that there are some things we can rely on to stay the same in this fast-paced world of change.

And if I could find such comfort in knowing that the ways of the natural world stay the same, how much more comfort can I take in knowing that my God never changes.

And if I could find such comfort in knowing that the ways of the natural world stay the same how much more comfort can I take in knowing that my God never changes.

James 1:17 says, He never changes or cast shifting shadows. Malachi 3:6 says, “For I the LORD do not change.” Deuteronomy 32:4 and many other verses call God a rock or the Rock. How awesome it is to know that our Creator does not change. Deuteronomy 32:4 says, “His works are perfect and ALL HIS WAYS are just” (emphasis added). So not only does our God not change, but his ways are just. What wonderful knowledge to take rest and comfort in, in this ever-changing world.

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