(66) Finding Peace in an Immutable God

Forty years ago, Alvin Toffler wrote the book Future Shock about how intimidating change can be. Toffler defined future shock as a personal perception that there is too much change in too short a time. He argued that science an technology were producing so much change so quickly that people would become disconnected from one another, disoriented and even overwhelmed by a world they could not keep up with. He even talked about people feeling a sense of “information overload.” Forty years latter, we can really identify with what Toffler was talking about.
On top of all the technological and scientific changes are the rapid changes in morality and social norms. Then, there is global instability and change through wars, revolutions, ethnic cleansing, economic competition and treaties. Even countries are being redefined.

Just try keeping up with all that is going on in the world in medicine, science, technology and current events, and it will make your head spin. In fact, it is impossible. And so, the world can be a pretty scary place at times. Things change at such an amazing pace that it can be downright intimidating. Where do you find peace in the midst of all this stressful change? In an immutable God!

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock. (Isaiah 26:3-4 ESV)

Peace in the most unstable, constantly changing circumstances, peace in the chaos of a rapidly changing world, perfect peace comes when we keep our minds focused on God. Why? Because God is an everlasting rock. He is stable, solid, firm. He always has been and He always will be.

Because God’s person, purposes, plans, and promises are immutable, we can have rock solid stability and confident, restful peace no matter how chaotic or confusing the world around us becomes. Peace in confusion and chaos is found by focusing on, meditating on and reminding ourselves of the glorious character of our glorious and immutable God.

So, who’s your God? Perhaps you can answer that question more accurately by evaluating your level of peace and confidence. Unrest and anxiety over the confusion of a world in chaotic flux or fear of a rapidly changing future will be present whenever there is an absence of focus on God, the perfect, infinite, immutable God of glory. And there will be an absence of peace and confidence.

So what do you do when you experience this unrest, anxiety and fear over change? Get into the Word and saturate your mind with the glories of a rock-solid, immutable God.


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