“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Hebrews 13:8
Soft taco, no tomato, extra hot sauce, additional cup of extra hot sauce on the side. Beef burrito, no beans, mild sauce. Whenever I go to our beloved Taco Casa, this is the standard order for my wife and my daughter, respectively. It rarely, if ever, changes (except for maybe the number of tacos or burritos). While I find it quite boring, they never tire of eating this same order, even sometimes on a weekly basis. Don’t get me wrong. I love Taco Casa, and I love their soft tacos and burritos. But I also love other items on the menu and I have tried probably all of them at some time or another.
Variety in my food choices makes me happy. But the consistent nature of our Savior brings me joy. As the above scripture says, Jesus doesn’t change. He was, is, and will always be the same. It’s amazing to think that the same Jesus that saved Paul is the same Jesus that saved me. The message hasn’t changed, the grace hasn’t changed, the healing hasn’t changed, the comfort hasn’t changed, the commission hasn’t changed. And they never will. That’s extremely reassuring in a world that changes by the minute. It seems that nothing in the world is dependable anymore. Even people closest to you can be sometimey. If we’re honest with ourselves, we can also be sometimey. But not Jesus. Just like fast food orders in our house, He never changes. And that never gets boring.