Daily Reading for Sunday, Feb. 3: Change

26 “Even they will perish, but You endure;
And all of them will wear out like a garment;
Like clothing You will change them and they will be changed.
27 “But You are the same,
And Your years will not come to an end.
28 “The children of Your servants will continue,
And their descendants will be established before You.”
Psalm 120:26-28

This is our God. He is immovable, unchangeable, immutable. He is ever-present, ever-enduring, ever-lasting. There is no changing in Him for He is perfection itself. And the most wonderful part of God is that He shares Himself with us. He does not distance himself from such feeble creatures as we are. We cannot possibly attain the level of perfection that He is, and yet, He doesn’t look upon us with scorn, nor does He rebuff our seeking of Him. In fact, He encourages it. He has drawn us from everlasting to everlasting, ever seeking the intimacy of relationship He created us to enjoy. God’s years will never cease, but man’s will. God will never change, but man must change. We are exhorted to be transformed, renewed, and born again so that we may experience more of God through our changes and growth. If we do not change, we do not grow. And something that doesn’t grow is dead; but God created us to be alive! He breathed His life, His light into our lifeless frame. He purposed us for life and that purpose has never changed. Change us, Oh Lord, into your likeness! Renew us, Oh Christ, by the power of your love! We long to be what you’ve created us to be, that we may truly walk with you as you have established us before you. Grant us, dear Lord, the desire to be changed so that we may be all you’ve desired us to be in you. Amen.