The God Who Never Changes Series

### **Introduction – The Only Constant Is Change**

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By English Plus

July 31, 2025

You may have heard the old saying, “The only constant in life is change.”

It comes from the Greek philosopher Heraclitus, who taught that everything in the world is in motion — that you can never step into the same river twice because both you and the river have already changed.

I came across a recent article that revisited that same truth in modern terms. It pointed out that the universe itself is in a state of continual motion — mountains slowly shift, stars are born and die, continents drift, and even the atoms within our bodies are constantly moving.

The article’s conclusion was simple but profound: nothing — not nature, not technology, not even our own lives — stays the same for very long.

We see that everywhere.

Technology, trends, even the weather can turn on a dime.

You buy a new phone, and before you have even figured out how to use it, another model comes out.

You learn a new piece of software, and then an update moves everything around again.

Life is constantly updating itself, and most of us are just trying to keep up with the download speed!

But sometimes, those changes go deeper than gadgets.

Jobs shift. Friendships fade. Health declines.

Even our emotions can change from one day to the next.

Change is constant — and it can be exhausting.

And in those moments, when everything around us feels unstable, there is something in the human heart that cries out for something steady—something sure.

Last week, we began our series UNCHANGING by looking at Isaiah 40 and 1 Peter 1. In the fall season, among the beauty of the colors of the changing leaves, we are reminded that everything changes. But in a world where everything fades — where grass withers and flowers fall — God’s Word endures forever.

We learned that Scripture is not only enduring but alive — the living Word that still speaks to hearts today.

But if God’s Word endures, what about God Himself?

If His Word never fails, does His nature ever shift? Does He change His mind, His character, His promises?

Malachi 3:6 gives us some assurance:

6 “… I am the Lord, I do not change;?Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob. (Malachi 3, NKJV)

You see, during the time of Malachi, God’s people had wandered away. They had disobeyed God’s laws. They had turned to the gods of the land. But God’s love and mercy had not moved. He was still there, though, they had drifted.

When everything around them shifted, God remained steady.

And that is what we are talking about today — the God who never changes.

### **1. God’s Character Never Changes**

Again, Malachi wrote:

6 “For I am the Lord, I do not change;?Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob. (Malachi 3, NKJV)

When Malachi delivered this word, Israel was wavering again. They had grown weary, careless, and disillusioned. God had been faithful to them through covenant after covenant, generation after generation — but they were questioning His justice, doubting His love, and drifting from His ways.

And into that instability, God declares one of the most comforting and unshakable truths in all of Scripture:

“I, the Lord, do not change.”

Everything else changes — kingdoms rise and fall, people come and go, and even our own faith can feel like it waivers from week to week. But who God is never changes. His holiness never softens. His mercy never runs dry. His promises never fail. His love never stops reaching.

God is declaring His immutability — that His essence, His nature, His character, never shifts or evolves.

God does not grow wiser, because He is already all-knowing.

He does not grow stronger, because He is already all-powerful.

He does not become more loving, because His love is already perfect.

He is constant.

He is dependable.

He is faithful.

He is the same God today that He was when He spoke to Moses from the burning bush, when He led Israel through the wilderness, and when He raised Jesus from the dead. His character does not shift with culture. His truth is not swayed by trends.

Scientist Claimed the Internet Would Be a Fad

Source: Molly Bloom, "The Internet will be a fad, claimed scientist in '95," MPR News (2-16-12)

https://www.preachingtoday.com/illustrations/2013/may/1052013.html

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In 1995, an American scientist named Clifford Stoll boldly predicted that the Internet would be just another passing fad. He wrote an article for Newsweek titled "The Internet? Bah!" Here's what Stoll said in an interview with Minnesota Public Radio:

I expect the value of the Internet for communications in general isn't very high. I don't think it will ever replace face to face meetings and real rallies—things that get commitment and involvement from people. Rather, it induces a very shallow … involvement and as such, I think it's grossly over-promoted and there's a great deal of hyperbole surrounding it.