Once a Savior, Always a Savior
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 13:8 (NIV)
Last night I was in the bathroom, preparing to wash my face and brush my teeth before bed. I usually enjoy my "sink time," as I like to call it, because it gives me a chance to talk to some of the other girls in my dorm. Every morning and every evening there is someone there to talk to. While these conversations are typically short and topical, they can sometimes be very thought provoking. Last night's conversation was no different.
My residential assistant walked in and we began to briefly catch up. I noticed a mark on the inside of her arm, and I asked her if it was a new tattoo. As the conversation progressed, she eventually showed me a tattoo on her shoulder. It was a flower, and beneath it was the date of her grandpa's death. The conversation was soon over and I resumed my nightly routine. As I put the warm water on my face, I was reminded of a verse in Leviticus that reads, "Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord. (Leviticus 19:28).
I then began to think about our conversation. How strange, that the current fad of getting tattoos in remembrance of deceased loved ones is not as "new" as I thought! The inclination to do such a thing existed even in the days before Christ. So then I asked myself, have humans changed at all? I think the answer is no. We might have advanced technologically and evolved culturally, but spiritually we are the same as we always were: sinful and dependant. We face the same sins and trials that our ancestors faced thousands of years before us.
But isn't it comforting to know that for our unwavering sin, there is a source of unwavering holiness? A frequently emphasized point all throughout the Bible is that God is not only perfect, but unchangingly perfect. When you need grace, it can always be found in Christ. When you need wisdom, guidance, love, patience, strength, or all of the above- they are available in Christ. Always. If He has ever provided for you, then He will continue to do so because He is God and God does not change. I encourage you- take refuge in this truth!
Dear Father, let me remember that You are Forever and Holy and Loving and Forgiving, and I can have a wonderful relationship with You! Amen.
Emily Jones
Last night I was in the bathroom, preparing to wash my face and brush my teeth before bed. I usually enjoy my "sink time," as I like to call it, because it gives me a chance to talk to some of the other girls in my dorm. Every morning and every evening there is someone there to talk to. While these conversations are typically short and topical, they can sometimes be very thought provoking. Last night's conversation was no different.
My residential assistant walked in and we began to briefly catch up. I noticed a mark on the inside of her arm, and I asked her if it was a new tattoo. As the conversation progressed, she eventually showed me a tattoo on her shoulder. It was a flower, and beneath it was the date of her grandpa's death. The conversation was soon over and I resumed my nightly routine. As I put the warm water on my face, I was reminded of a verse in Leviticus that reads, "Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord. (Leviticus 19:28).
I then began to think about our conversation. How strange, that the current fad of getting tattoos in remembrance of deceased loved ones is not as "new" as I thought! The inclination to do such a thing existed even in the days before Christ. So then I asked myself, have humans changed at all? I think the answer is no. We might have advanced technologically and evolved culturally, but spiritually we are the same as we always were: sinful and dependant. We face the same sins and trials that our ancestors faced thousands of years before us.
But isn't it comforting to know that for our unwavering sin, there is a source of unwavering holiness? A frequently emphasized point all throughout the Bible is that God is not only perfect, but unchangingly perfect. When you need grace, it can always be found in Christ. When you need wisdom, guidance, love, patience, strength, or all of the above- they are available in Christ. Always. If He has ever provided for you, then He will continue to do so because He is God and God does not change. I encourage you- take refuge in this truth!
Dear Father, let me remember that You are Forever and Holy and Loving and Forgiving, and I can have a wonderful relationship with You! Amen.
Emily Jones
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