“I am the Lord, and I do not change...”
Malachi 3:6a GNT
“Jesus Christ never changes! He is the same yesterday, today, and forever.”
Hebrews 13:8 CEV
Do you or your family have traditions? Holiday’s (food, details, etc.), Game day celebrations, school productions, plays, band recital, and more?
Growing up, one of my fond memories is that my mom would make birthday (sheet) cake for Jesus at Christmas time. This was always carrot cake, with cream cheese frosting and walnuts on top. We would enjoy the cake at some point after singing “Happy Birthday” to Jesus.
My husband’s family celebrated Christmas Eve by attending church, having soup, or other sort of food spread, and opening stockings. The items inside the stockings were wrapped as well.
When we got married we combined these (and other) traditions. My husband isn’t super fond of soup, so we would have chili and cornbread, or sandwiches, or something else easy.
As our kids grew up, one didn’t like carrot cake, so some years we had chocolate cake. Most of us like carrot cake, at some point it became a two-tier round, one year my father-in-law asked if we could add raisins into the cake, so we did - Yum!
My husband makes baklava and it has the most amazing mixture for part of the layering process, I discovered sprinkling that on top of the frosting of the carrot cake took it to a whole new level!
We’ve served brownies, or other treats, but always birthday cake for Jesus.
What changed?
The cake flavor (sometimes)
Adding of raisins
Changing the topping
Celebrating on various days in December based on travel, church services, extended family celebrations, etc.
What Never changes?
God - Psalm 90:2 / 102:27
His Love - Psalm 100:5
He doesn’t lie / Can’t lie - Numbers 23:19 His Faithfulness - 2 Timothy 2:13
He Is Unchanging - Hebrews 6:17
No Variables / No change - James 1:17
Everything around us changes, however we can TRUST God to be consistent and He will never change!
My prayer for you is that as 2023 comes to a close and enter into 2024, that you would continue to trust the Lord regardless of what ever you face.
