He Doesn't Change

Hebrews 13:8-9
(8) Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
(9) Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, which have not benefited those devoted to them.

Think on this for a minute. Jesus doesn't change. I think that there is sometimes a tendency to split God up into an Old Testament God and a New Testament God. When we do that we tend to overdo God's wrath on one hand and His mercy on the other. Yet here we see that Jesus doesn't change. We also see that:

James 1:16-17
(16) Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.
(17) Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.

To me, the implication of this is that we need to rejoice in the mercy that was displayed at the cross because He still gets angry about sin. The God who killed Nadab and Abihu for offering unauthorized fire is the same today. The God who killed Uzzah for touching the ark is still in charge of the universe. That is the God who sent His Son to die on the cross.

So let us not be distracted by any teaching which may distract us from what we know to be true about God. Let us not think that we can think or believe anything. God reveals Himself to us through Scripture. Let's be sure to learn what He has to say, amen?