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“Back In The Day”
James 1:17 NIV- Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows
Hebrews 13:8 NIV- Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Recently, as I got into one of our vehicles to drive somewhere, I had to readjust
the side mirrors to fit my view. As I did this, I had flashbacks to when I was growing up as a kid. I remember sitting in the passenger side with my mom, dad or other adults. With the cars in my childhood days, we had manual mirrors. Often times, my parents would ask me to roll down my passenger window and have me move the mirror left, right, up or down several times until their view was just right. Then they adjusted their own driver’s side mirror as well.
I also got to thinking about how we used to have manual crank windows to roll them up and down. Then I thought about how we had manual tuning radios and cassette tape decks. My thoughts continued with the old seat belts we used to have as well as being lucky if we even had A/C in the cars yet.
My how times have changed with our vehicles! For so many years, regarding cars and other items with modern day changes, I’ve heard people say, “Well, back in the day we had…..” or “Back in the day, we didn’t have……” We often marvel today as how times have changed and what conveniences we have today compared to 20, 30 or 40 years ago. Advances in technology and science have definitely brought us a long way!
I have to admit that often times when adults would tell me, “Well, back in the day, we didn’t have……….”, I would roll my eyes or even mutter things under my breath and think, “Yeah, back in the stone ages!” Sometimes, I got caught rolling my eyes or my very soft comments still being heard somehow! The punishment was not fun!
There are so many things that have changed through our years and continue to change each day. With all the constant changes in life, I am so glad that God doesn’t change the way He is with us. He is constant with His love, forgiveness, grace, mercy and patience. He never says, “Well, back in the day I was more patient, but these days not so much.”
It doesn’t matter how far back we look in Scripture, God is the same today as He was back in the day. He never changes and He is constant and I love serving a living God like that! I never have to worry that He can’t relate with me or comfort me. He is with me today as he was when I was a kid and still loves me just as much as He did back then.
There is no “Back in the day” with God. He is, still is and will always be our God Who deeply loves us and will never change. We can fully trust Him and know that His ways will never grow old or change.
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