Supernatural Same Ole, Same Ole

I the Lord do not change. (Malachi 3:6)

The idiom “Same ole, same ole” (you may say it, “Same old, same old”) is a statement referring to something that has not changed, with the result that it has become stale or boring. For example, you get tired of eating the same ole thing for lunch every day. “What are you having for lunch today?” someone asks. “Same ole, same ole,” you reply dourly. Another example would be a response you frequently hear when someone asks a friend a question like, “How are things going with your job?” “Same ole, same ole,” the friend sighs.

Have you ever said that? Well, I have good news for you today! There is a Supernatural Same Ole, Same Ole, but this has one incredible difference: There is absolutely nothing boring, monotonous, or disappointing about it! It has been said that the only constant in life is change, and experience would tell us that certainly seems to be true. People change, they get old, their bodies begin to break down, and ultimately they die. Seasons change. Our emotions change.

But there is one thing — one constant — that never changes: Our Triune God — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8), and that is good news of gargantuan proportions! Time does not change God. Seasons do not change God. Nothing changes God. God is immutable.

• God was perfect, is perfect, and always will be perfect.
• God was good, is good, and always will be good.
• God was loving, is loving, and always will be loving.
• God was merciful, is merciful, and always will be merciful.
• God was gracious, is gracious, and always will be gracious.

You get the picture. God is God; He cannot be improved upon and He never wears down; therefore He never changes. To be sure, our perspective of God changes as we grow and mature in our faith. The closer we draw to God through the study of His Word, prayer, corporate worship, and service, to name just a few of the means of grace, the bigger our God becomes to us. This is one of the reasons the Bible tells us to “Fear not!” What is there to fear when we have a God who was for you, is for you, and always will be for you forever and ever?

That is a supernatural “Same ole, same ole” that is well worth celebrating — not just daily, but moment by moment, don’t you agree? And there is nothing stale or boring about that!

This is the Gospel. This is grace for your race. NEVER FORGET THAT . . . AMEN!