GOD'S TENSES

I once had a teacher who claimed you could use the Bible as a textbook for any subject! I know you could use it to learn to read. And spelling? Yes. Math? To a certain extent -- but what happens when you get into algebra, geometry, etc? Or Geography with all the changes wars have made. Science and chemistry? Questionable. English? Sure thing -- and I've got tons of ideas for a devotional book entitled "Grammar in the Bible." But who would ever buy a book, even a devotional book, with a title like that? Just the thought of English turns many people off!

Nevertheless, I'm thinking today of tenses, God's tenses. Remember the simple tenses -- past, present, and future? Did you know that God, too, has tenses?

The Living Paraphrase of Hebrews 13:8 says, "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever." There you have it: past, present, and future. What God was in the past, He still is today and always will be.

What is your need? Did Christ meet that need for anyone when He walked on earth? If so, He can still meet that need today and always can. If He were here on earth in person today and you asked Him for help, would He turn you away? Of course not! And He is present today through His Holy Spirit living and dwelling within us. So take your needs to Him in all confidence knowing that He is still the same yesterday, today and forever.

Preacher's Kid