The Eternal Word "Your word, O Lord, is eternal; it stands firm" (Ps 119:89).

In these fast moving days many are bewildered by the massive changes taking place. Their problem is not only that change happens, it seems to occur at an ever-increasing speed. Nothing seems permanent, fixed or stable.

But God is. In the swirl of rapid change, God?s word is eternal. It neither fluctuates nor varies. It was, it is and it will be the same. You can rely on it. You can trust it. It will not let you down. When all else fades or fails it stands firm. It has never eroded or crumbled. It is indestructible. It neither decays nor deteriorates. It stands firm as a rock, immovable as a mountain. In the midst of the fleeting changes of the day it is secure, sure and steadfast. You can shape your whole life around it, build your destiny on it and stake your future on it.

The years come and go. Human wisdom flourishes and then passes out of fashion. Ideas have their day and are then abandoned. Personalities rise and fall. The word of God remains. It is the truth unchanged, unchanging, the light of our dark sky. Believe it. Trust it. Know that it is the one great unchangeable certainty in this changing world. Know, too, that Jesus is the word made flesh, and he is the same yesterday, today and for ever (Heb 13:8).

But how changeable are we?

Bro David Yelulani (Banket, Zimbabwe)