THE UNCHANGING WORD IN A CHANGING WORLD
Study Text: Matthew 24:35
Introduction:
- Jesus spoke these words in the midst of prophetic teaching about the end times.
- He deliberately contrasts the temporary nature of creation with the eternal authority of His Word.
- Everything we see: nations, systems, economies, bodies, and even the visible heavens, are on a countdown. But there is one reality that time cannot erode, fire cannot burn, and death cannot silence: the Word of God.
- Jesus didn't say this word to scare us, but to anchor us.
- We shall be discussing the topic under three subheadings:
1. The Passing of the Physical Creation
2. The Permanence of the Prophetic Constitution
3. The Priority of Personal Commitment
1. The Passing of the Physical Creation
- “Heaven and earth shall pass away…”
- Jesus begins with a shocking truth: the visible universe is temporary.
- Heaven and earth (the physical world) were created by God and are subject to His timetable. Psalm 102:25–26 says creation will “wear out like a garment.”
- 2 Peter 3:10 tells us the elements will melt with fervent heat.
- This means: Human achievements are temporary
- Political power is temporary
- Wealth, fame, buildings, and bodies are temporary
- Even what looks strong today can disappear tomorrow.
- Many people live as if the earth is permanent and eternity is distant. Jesus changes that thinking. The world is passing; eternity is approaching.
- Don’t build your hope on what can collapse
- Don’t anchor your joy to what can be lost
- Don’t measure success only by earthly gain
- I'd it can pass away, it cannot be your foundation.
2. The Permanence of the Prophetic Constitution
- “…but my words shall not pass away.”
- Jesus places His Word above the universe itself.
- God’s Word existed before creation (John 1:1).
- Creation came into being by the Word (Hebrews 11:3).
- What created the universe cannot be destroyed with it.
- Isaiah 40:8 declares:
“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God shall stand forever.”
- Every promise:
Spoken over your life
Declared over your destiny
Released over the Church
…will outlive time, trouble, and trials.
Spiritual Insight
- Circumstances may argue, delays may test faith, but God’s Word does not expire.
- What God said:
In your waiting season
In your dark season
In your silent season
…is still alive and working.
- Hold the Word tighter than your feelings
- Believe the promise more than the problem
- Trust God’s Word above human reports
- What God says is more permanent than what you see.
3. The Priority of Personal Commitment
- If heaven and earth will pass away, and God’s Word will not, then how should we live?
- Jesus is calling us to eternal alignment.
- 1 Peter 1:24–25 reminds us that human life is brief, but the Word endures.
- Matthew 7:24–27 shows that only those who build on the Word survive storms. This truth demands:
- Obedience, not admiration
- Faithfulness, not familiarity
- Commitment, not convenience
- Knowing the Word is not enough—we must live by it.
- What you prioritize reveals what you believe will last.
- If eternity is real, salvation matters
- If the Word endures, holiness matters
- If time is short, purpose matters
- Are you saved or just religious?
- Are you living for applause or for eternity?
- Are you preparing for heaven or clinging to earth?
- Only what is rooted in the Word will survive what is coming.
Conclusion:
- Heaven and earth will pass away:
Careers will end
Bodies will fail
Systems will collapse
But the Word of God stands forever.
- The most important question is not what do you own? It is: Are you standing on the Word?
- Stand on the Word for salvation
- Stand on the Word for deliverance
- Stand on the Word for your future
