Most of the Nation has survived the Spring Forward Sunday of Daylight Saving Time.
Monday night there was a segment on the news about sleep. It stressed how much sleep we should all be getting at different stages in our lives. That report was followed by another study on the lack of concentration that many experience because they lose an hour of sleep from springing forward. There seems to be an excuse for everything these days. The first report stated that someone my age should be getting seven to eight hours sleep each night and if not, we will not be operating at our peak efficiency.
If that is the case, I am inefficient. I don’t think I have had a full eight hours sleep in over forty years. My internal clock isn’t wired that way. I feel I am very efficient and that most days I accomplish a great deal. But enough of that…
The second study on daylight saving time doesn’t concern me. I live in Arizona! Our clocks never spring forward or fall back. We remain the same. There’s something comforting in consistency.
Isn’t it great that Jesus is always the same?! He is consistent, He never changes.
“Remember your leaders. They taught God’s message to you. Remember how they lived and died, and copy their faith. 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. 9 Don’t let all kinds of strange teachings lead you into the wrong way. Depend only on God’s grace for spiritual strength, not on rules about foods. Obeying those rules doesn’t help anyone.” Hebrews 13:7-9 ERV
When we look at those who have gone before, those who trusted God and received His promises we see that God, the Father, has been provider, protector, deliverer, healer, a fortress, helper, bread of life, living water, calmer of the storms, blesser, comforter, a strong tower, Savior, shelter, peace giver, lover of my soul and the great I AM!
We should be excited by the example that God gave us through their lives. Each one of them was a role model of God’s faithfulness. Abraham, Moses, Noah, David, Samuel, Daniel, Jeremiah, Rahab, Esther, Ruth, Peter, John, Matthew, Paul, Timothy and Jesus’ life moments were recorded so that we could see the loving nature of God the Father. Hebrews, chapter eleven, is called the Hall of Fame of Faith. We are reminded of so many who put their trust in God’s promises and found Him faithful.
“We have all these great people around us as examples. Their lives tell us what faith means. So we, too, should run the race that is before us and never quit. We should remove from our lives anything that would slow us down and the sin that so often makes us fall. 2 We must never stop looking to Jesus. He is the leader of our faith, and he is the one who makes our faith complete. He suffered death on a cross. But he accepted the shame of the cross as if it were nothing because of the joy he could see waiting for him. And now he is sitting at the right side of God’s throne. 3 Think about Jesus. He patiently endured the angry insults that sinful people were shouting at him. Think about him so that you won’t get discouraged and stop trying.” Hebrews 12:1-3 ERV
When we look at how God was, we find out how He is and how He always will be! Jesus doesn’t spring forward or fall back.
Jesus is always the same! Praise God.