Most major life changes are experienced with negative emotions. Our lives are all about change. Heraclitus, the Greek philosopher who lived around 500 BC, said, “you can never step in the same river twice.” How true that is. Your life is always changing and everything around you changes. All this change can be bewildering. As soon as we get our feet under us, the earth moves under us and the world keeps on spinning.
We are blessed to “Hold to God’s unchanging hand.” The Psalmist said, “Of old you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you will remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away, but you are the same, and your years have no end. The children of your servants shall dwell secure; their offspring shall be established before you” (Ps. 102:25-28). Here we have a great description of creation that is always changing and the God who remains unchanged throughout it all. This is why God is our “Rock” (Ps. 18:2).
The incarnation of our Lord displays God’s love for his creation. The eternal Son never changes nor can he change since he is divine. With the Son, Father, and Spirit, there is “no variation or shadow due to turning” (Js. 1:17). In his divine nature, Jesus is “the same yesterday today and tomorrow” (Heb. 13:8). But the human nature of Christ experienced change just like all other people experience change. In his human nature, Jesus was “like his brethren in every way” (Heb. 2:17).
So, Jesus has a divine nature and a human nature. Jesus has a divine mind and a human mind. Jesus shares in the divine essence and shares in the human experience. Jesus then offers us the certainty of the unchanging God and the compassion of a man who has endured life just as we all are. What a Savior we have!
So, when life seems to be spinning our of control, we have our Savior. Our Savior is fully divine and fully human. He is our arbitror who can lay his hand on both God and man because he is both God and man (Job 9:33). He knows our suffering and is our only hope. “Build your hope on things eternal. Hold to God’s unchanging hand.”
While studying through Romans, I noticed that the "gospel of God" (1:1) is "concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord" (1:3). Doing a bit of research on the word "concerning," I found out it means the idea of "around" or "encircles." If I'm understanding the passage correctly, Jesus Christ lies at the center of the gospel of God - and what we find at the center includes two things: His human nature and divine nature (1:3-4). Your article triggered that thought. Thanks for writing this! Hope you're doing well!