The King Who Never Changes | Weekend Service | Josiah Smith

A message by Pastor Josiah Smith on Hebrews 1:10-12

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Why We Crave Consistency

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There's something about consistency that we're really drawn to. Consistency and steadiness is really attractive. It's really appealing. And in fact, the type of people that we would consider consistent and steady, typically we we find ourselves respecting them and kind of being deferential towards them. We are drawn to those types of people. And we'll say things like, well, they're they're pretty cool under pressure. They don't seem uh to get bothered by much. Nothing really seems to get to them. They they always maintain composure. And being around those types of people does, in a sense, have a calming kind of effect. You've been around the people that that seems like whenever there's a storm around, they're kind of the anchor. They're the consistency, they're the steadiness. I'm sure you have people like that in your life or people that you've known. Maybe at your work, you have the different types of personalities where some are balls of anxiety and some are calm, cool, and collected. And typically you're going to want to follow and align yourself with those who are more calm and steady and consistent. And of course, the opposite is often true. In a time of crisis, you don't typically go to the person that is the most anxious, oftentimes. You go to the one that feels the most steady. That's where you're going to find often comfort. That's where you're going to feel a sense of being relaxed and a sense of confidence. Now, as we open to Hebrews chapter 1 today, and we look at verses 10, 11, and 12, the author is making a point about the consistency of Jesus. He is the same. He will, unlike the creation that will roll up, perish, and change, he will remain. He is unchanged, and his years will have no end. And as a result of that, I believe the author of Hebrews is really trying to encourage his audience and by extension, you today to find great comfort in the fact, in the reality of Jesus being consistent and him being steady and him being unchanged. So I want you to see that today in verses 10 through 12 in chapter 1. And I want you to find great comfort and confidence in King Jesus. That's the kind of King that he is. He's always consistent and he's always steady. So let me read it for us. Hebrews chapter 1, beginning in verse 10. He says, And you, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning. And the heavens are the work of your hands. They will change, they will perish. But you, King Jesus, you remain. They are gonna wear out like a garment, like a robe, you will roll them up, like a garment, they will be changed. But you are the same, and your years will have no end. Now you need to remember the context of Hebrews chapter one. The author is making an argument from the lesser to the greater. And specifically in chapter one, he's focusing on angels. Angels are magnificent, they are great. Their work is awesome in the scriptures. We looked at a couple weeks ago all the different things that they are associated with, even in the life and ministry of Jesus. They are awesome, they are great, but Jesus is greater, he's a greater king. And to continue that thought, to continue that contrast, he picks it up here in verse 10. And he quotes Psalm 102, verses 25 through 27. That's the main quote that he's getting at. And he's kind of connecting this back to all the way when he was saying that his angels are ministers, he makes his angels wins and his ministers a flame of fire. And last week we talked about how that kind of signifies that they ebb and flow. Their work changes and kind and in frequency. They're here, they're there, but they're not everywhere all the time. And in contrast to that, Jesus is something different. He's something consistent and steady. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. So he quotes in verse 10, Psalm 102, 25 to 27. And he says, And you, Lord, again, we're talking about Jesus. This is another affirmation of the deity and the power of King Jesus. You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of your hands. So the author of Hebrews is trying to draw our attention to the greatness and the magnificence of Jesus. He's so great, he's greater than the angels. In fact, it goes all the way back to the beginning. He was the one that laid the foundation of the world. And of course, this is what the apostle John says in John chapter 1, verse 1. In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God. And all he later on he says that all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made. And of course, we see that here echoed in Hebrews 1. So he's talking about how great King Jesus is. He laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of his hands. So, in that sense, his argument is that creation serves as a signpost, as a testimony to the greatness of King Jesus. Again, against the contrast of angels. Angels didn't create, they weren't the ones that laid the foundation in the beginning. The heavens are not the work of their hands, they're the work of King Jesus' hands. So creation serves as a testimony of Jesus' power. So I want you to think about that in point number one this morning. View creation as a testimony of Jesus' power. View creation as a testimony of Jesus' power. Now think broadly for a second. The point of a testimony is to speak to the reality and truthfulness of something. And even more than that, it's to give evidence as a witness of something. That's if you think of in the court of law, that's what a witness is doing, to provide evidence of a circumstance, of a situation, to give evidence to the truthfulness of a certain situation. And Hebrews 1 is saying that creation serves as a witness to the greatness of God, to the greatness of King Jesus, who is the one through whom all things were made. It gives evidence not only for his existence, but of his power. And he roots this, if you notice there in verse 10, he says, You laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning. And so for good Bible readers, we ought to be thinking to ourselves, where have we heard that before? In the beginning. Well, it's not too hard because you go back to the beginning. In Genesis chapter 1, verse 1, it says, In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. So unlike the angels, who God makes his angels winds and his ministers a flame, a fire, their work and their power ebbs and flows, their service differs in kind and in frequency. The work of Jesus was all the way from the beginning. In the beginning, he is the creator. He's the one who founded the earth. You laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning. It's speaking to his power. And creation serves as a testimony to that reality, the testimony of the power and the glory of King Jesus. We see this in places like Psalm 19, verse 1. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. This is the reality of creation. Creation testifies to the glory and majesty of God. He is the maker of the heavens and the earth. And in fact, in Romans chapter 1, Paul even says, creation has long been testifying to the eternal power and divine nature of God. So that us as humans are without excuse. We see the reality of the power and the divine nature of God in creation. It serves as a testimony, it bears evidence to that truth and that reality. But the author of Hebrews, more specifically, is telling us that creation ultimately testifies and points to Jesus. You notice there in Psalm 19:1 that the heavens declare the glory of God. Well, who is this God? Well, beginning in Hebrews chapter 1, in these last days, he has spoken to us by his son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God, the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. This God that creation points to and testifies of and showcases his eternal power and divine nature is none other than the eternal Son of God made flesh. That's what the Apostle John says in John chapter 1. He goes on and says, The word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory. Glory as of the only Father, full of grace and truth. This is the reality of creation. It points to the truthfulness, the divine power, the eternal power of God. And that's what Hebrews is telling us. And the point of all of this is that as magnificent as creation is, and it is magnificent, so magnificent that there's a hobby called bird watching, right? Where people want to go look at the magnificence of creation. That's not for me, but some people like that. That's fine. No judgment here. There's another hobby called herping. You know what herping is? It's where you go out into the woods and you find amphibians. People like that. They like creation, right? You can herp, you can bird watch, uh, you can maybe just go sit in a cabin in a mountain somewhere and drink a cup of coffee. That's what I would do. But nevertheless, creation is magnificent, so much so that people love to experience it, to look at it, to observe it, to find it. And as wonderful as God's world can be, Hebrews is saying Jesus is far greater and far more magnificent. He's the one who established it, he's the one that laid the foundation of the earth. So as the eternal Son of God, he is separate from and greater than creation. That's what the scriptures say. And this is just another reason why Jesus is far better than the angels. The angels created nothing, they only testify to the one who created everything. He is magnificent. This is what Hebrews is saying. Now, when it comes to creation, we can sometimes tend to think of creation as fixed and immovable, at least experientially. We can tend to think of creation as something that is going to operate in the same way in a repeatable kind of pattern. And we so we we we see every day, for example, the sun rises and the sun sets. And tomorrow, none of you are going to give a second thought of whether that's going to happen. It's going to happen. It feels fixed, it feels immovable. Every day, rivers flow, the wind blows, birds chirp, flowers bloom, gravity gravities. Every single day. And this is by design, in fact. In Psalm 104, verse 5, it says that God set the earth on its foundations so that it should never be moved. So this design of it feeling fixed and repeatable and observable, of course, is God's intention. But often what happens is humanity begins to trust in the seeming stability and predictability of creation rather than the one who designed it, rather than the one who laid its foundations. Creation is intended to testify to King Jesus. But we're often, as humans, in our flesh, we are drawn to what we can see, what we can experience, what we might define as empirical. We can observe it and our senses, our taste and touch and sight and hearing. We can wrap our arms around it. But the author of Hebrews is going to continue and he's going to challenge us on that. Let's look at it in verse 11. So he says, Jesus laid the foundation of the earth, the eternal Son of God, in the beginning. The heavens are the work of his hands, but they will perish. But you will remain. They will all wear out like a garment, like a robe. You will roll them up, like a garment, they will be changed. Well, creation, of course, testifies to the power and magnificence of Jesus. That's the author's point here. But one day, however magnificent creation is, one day it's gonna roll up, perish, and be changed. And creation, the the things of this world, they may serve as a great sign. They point to Jesus, they showcase God's eternal power, his divinity is on display, his magnificence. They are a great sign, but they are a terrible savior because they're gonna change, be rolled up, and perish. And yet, so often, and even in the context here that we'll get to in Hebrews, so often we we tend to cling to that which is passing away. We cling to that which ultimately will perish. So here's my encouragement for you. Point number two, don't cling to what is ultimately passing away. Don't cling to this world that is passing away. This is what John says, by the way, in 1 John chapter 2. The world and all that is in it and the desires with it are passing away. And so he says, Do not love the world and the things of the world. Because he recognizes what the author of Hebrews here is saying, that they will perish, they will wear out like a garment. Like a garment, they will be changed. Now I must confess, this week, as I was reading this, this verse specifically about they will all wear out like a garment. It made me think of my mother-in-law, whom I love dearly. My mother-in-law. So every Christmas, or we try to every Christmas, we go to Ohio, that's where McKinsey's family is, and we do Christmas there. And so one thing that you should know about be me is I I tend to be, in a lot of ways, and maybe not in other ways, but I tend to be a very simple person, very simple man, when it comes to the kinds of socks that I wear. I wear, if I'm not wearing dress socks, I wear black athletic crew socks, and that's it. So if you open my drawer, what you're gonna see is black athletic crew socks, and I wear them, and then I wear them again, and then I wear them again, and then I wear them again, and such is life, the the pattern of life, they get holes in the bottom somehow in the socks. I think it's because I wear them barefooted outside a lot, but they get holes, right? The the pads of my feet, and I keep wearing them, of course, because going to the store and buying$10 cruise socks is not something I want to do, so I keep wearing them. So I'm at my mother-in-law's house and I'm sitting on the couch and I'm wearing a famous pair of black cruise socks that have giant holes in the bottom. And my mother-in-law is mortified. My feet are up on her ottoman, so it's just, I mean, I'm not being casual about this. My feet are up on her ottoman, and she just, without warning, you can ask McKinsey this, she she grabs the hole in my sock and rips it off my foot. She had had enough. She had had enough. So I thought of that when I thought of this verse. Like a garment, they're gonna wear out. And your mother-in-law is gonna rip it off your feet. They will wear out. And so, as a result of that, we we can't cling to that which is ultimately passing away. I thought of Matthew 6, 19 through 21, where Jesus kind of is addressing this topic more broadly. But in Matthew 6, verse 19, Jesus says, Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust and mother-in-laws destroy. Don't do it, where thieves break in and steal, but rather lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal, for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. This world and all that is in it is passing away. And Jesus says, Don't lay up for yourselves the things that are passing away. I mean, doing that would be like uh trying to hold an ice cube in your hand for longer than a few seconds. It's all gonna melt and eventually it's it's gonna disappear. That's what clinging to this world is like. It's like holding on to an ice cube tightly, expecting that for it to be there tomorrow, but when you open your hand, it's gone. It's been rolled up. And in the context of Hebrews, what the Jewish Christians that he's writing to are doing, they're trying to cling to what has already passed away, the old covenant. Later on in Hebrews, we'll get to it. The author of Hebrews says that the old covenant has been made obsolete, that it's passing away, and yet they're clamoring, that they're seeking to cling to it. And the author is saying, Stop it. Just like creation, those things are passed away. Don't hold on to them. And the author is using the illustration of creation to urge us to cling to Jesus, the one who will ultimately last, the one unlike creation who will remain. They will perish, it says in verse 11, but you, King Jesus, will remain. Like a garment, they will be changed, but you are the same. And so the encouragement this morning is to try to find satisfaction in the thing, in the person that will last, that you can take with you. Here's how Paul says it in Philippians chapter 3, verse 8. He says, Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. How many of us can say that this morning? I count everything, status, my relationships, my my money, whatever, my comfort, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing someone better. Christ Jesus, my Lord. For his sake, I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, as nothing, in order that I may gain Christ. Friends, don't cling to this world. This world and all that is in it is passing away. Like a garment, it's going to change. It's gonna be rolled up like a robe, it says in Hebrews 1. It reminded me of the lyrics of a song. I'd rather have Jesus than silver or gold. I'd rather be his than have riches untold. I'd rather have Jesus than houses or lands. I'd rather be led by his nail pierced hands. How many of us can truly, genuinely say that? I I'm wanting Christ. I'm seeing that he is better, that he is greater, that I can find satisfaction in him that lasts and that will never fade. I'd rather have Jesus than silver or gold, riches untold, houses or lands. I want to be led by the one who has nail-pierced hands. Don't cling to this world. It's passing away. Like a garment, it'll change, like a robe it'll be rolled up, but Jesus will remain. He will be the same. Do you see that in verse 12? Like a robe, you will roll them up. Like a garment, they will be changed. But you, King Jesus, are the same. And your years will have no end. Here's how I want you to write it down for point number three. Find encouragement in Jesus, never changing. Find encouragement in Jesus, never changing. Here's how we started. Inconsistency leads to anxiety. It leads to a sense of uncertainty and unpredictability. And you know this intuitively. Imagine if every time you went to start your car, you didn't know if it would run or it would explode. I mean, some of you might feel that that's the case. We can help you with that if you need. Just imagine that. You put your key in the ignition and you don't know am I getting to where I'm going or am I meeting Jesus? Imagine the kind of anxiety that would come from that. Or imagine if every time you flipped. On a light switch in your house. You weren't sure. Am I going to be able to see, or is the house going to burn to the ground? The anxiety, the uncertainty, the unpredictability, even from a secular perspective, in the job world, what are what are when you're trying to get a job somewhere, what are they asking you? What's your job history? Where have you been and how long have you been there? They care about consistency and reliability. And of course, there's different nuances with that, but in general, that's why they're asking, where have you been? And for how long? Are you consistent? Are you reliable? Because jumping around every six months implies, okay, we're not steady. We can't hold down a job. There's something concerning there, and we know that, and we uh feel that. Now, on the opposite end of this, when when we do have something that is consistent and steady, it reminds me of kind of like a childhood home, which I know 98% of you don't have here in Idaho because you moved here three years ago. But nevertheless, a childhood home, it becomes so meaningful, right? It's a place of comfort, oftentimes, not always, but but it feels familiar, it feels constant, it feels steady, it feels the same, and there's feelings of of comfort and rest and assurance, and we we kind of think longingly about our childhood homes. Oh, I remember, I remember there, and there's that sense of familiarity and and comfort. Inconsistency leads to anxiety, and Hebrews tells us Jesus is anything but inconsistent, he is the same yesterday, today, and forever. And I want to give you three reasons why you should find comfort in Jesus never changing. They're not gonna be on the screen so that you have to listen a little bit better. The three reasons why to find comfort in Jesus never changing. I thought about this this week. I was like, why would we care if Jesus is the same? Why should we find comfort in that? Well, let me give you three reasons, and they're all just two-word phrases, right? So I kept it simple for you. Here's the first two-word phrase. Ready? Eternal priest. Write that down. You should be comforted by Jesus never changing because the scriptures say he is your eternal priest. And that, friends, is good news. Hebrews chapter 7, verse 17. If you're in Hebrews, let's just turn there. Hebrews chapter 7. So that you can see this. This is in the context of talking about the priesthood of Jesus that differs in kind from the Iranic priesthood. He's after the order of Melchizedek, which we will get to and explain later on. But beginning in verse 17, it says, For it is witnessed of him, of Jesus, you are a priest. How long? Forever. After the order of Melchizedek. And he can continue, he continues. If we skip down even to verse 23, he says, The former priests were many in number because they were prevented by death from continuing in office. They were hindered. They were hindered by their lack of being unchanging. They changed, they died, they rolled up and perished, it says in verse 23. The former priests were many in number because they were prevented by death from continuing in office. But Jesus, verse 24, holds his priesthood permanently because he continues forever. And consequently, as a result of that, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. Friends, if Jesus was not the same yesterday, today, and forever, there would be no grounds for you to have confidence in him being your high priest. But because, according to Hebrews, he is eternal, because he is the same, and his years will have no end, he always lives to make intercession for us. And that theme was started all the way back in chapter one. In chapter one, verse three, it says, After making purification for sins, Jesus is our great high priest. And the reason why that it sticks is because he is unchanging, because he's eternal. And because he is eternal, he is our eternal priest who offers an eternal sacrifice, who is able to save the uttermost, it says in Hebrews 7. Why should you be comforted by Jesus never changing? Because he is your eternal priest who is able to save you. That's what Hebrews says. He is always living to make intercession for them. He lives, we serve a risen savior, he's in the world today, the hymn says. That's the whole idea. He always lives to make intercession. We should be comforted in the reality that our eternal priest truly offered a once-for-all sacrifice, and he never has to do it again. He's eternal, and his work is eternal, it has ongoing implications. He is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him. He is our eternal priest. And the reality of the gospel is that our sin was much heavier, much greater, much more significant than we're often willing to admit. But Hebrews makes it clear you needed an eternal sacrifice. You needed an eternal priest to fix the problem of your sin. And the good news is Jesus is that priest. Jesus is the unchanging eternal priest that offers a once-for all sacrifice. So sinful man can be reconciled to holy God. That's the good news of the gospel. That's why we can be comforted. Why can we have confidence in our salvation? Because our priest is eternal, because his work is eternal. It doesn't ebb and flow. It can't be decaying or rolling up or perishing. He always lives to make intercession for them. That's the first encouragement. He is our eternal priest. Here's the second. Two words righteous rule. Righteous rule. Look back at if you're in chapter one of Hebrews, verse eight. But of the Son he says, Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. That's where we started this thought of him being eternal. Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of uprightness, doing the right thing in the right way at the right time, every single time, is the scepter of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness. Therefore, God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions. His righteous rule has no end. Imagine if tomorrow you woke up and you weren't sure if King Jesus was going to rule with the scepter of uprightness or the scepter of corruption and selfishness. Imagine that. If we didn't know on any given day, is he gonna do the right thing today? Is he gonna rule in the right way? Is he gonna work all things together for our good, or is he gonna work against us? Is he gonna impede us? Is he gonna harm us? The Bible says that his righteous rule has no end because he is eternal. He's unchanging. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. And so his throne today is marked with uprightness and righteousness. His throne tomorrow will be marked with uprightness and righteousness. And his throne for all eternity, you guessed it, will be marked with uprightness and righteousness. And that is good news, friends, because we live in a world that is anything but upright and anything but righteous. And it's tiring, it's frustrating, it's upsetting, it's wearying. But our King, the King Jesus, does the right thing in the right way at the right time, every single time. And because he's unchanging, we can expect that tomorrow and the day after that, and the day after that. He is unchanging. His righteous rule will never change. He's not gonna switch up on us someday. We can expect and trust that he will rule with uprightness, the scepter of his kingdom. His rule is with righteousness, he loves righteousness, he hates wickedness. His righteous rule has no end. Be comforted by that. Find great confidence in that. Here's the third encouragement. Two words. Constant character. Of course, this overlaps with righteous rule. But Jesus' character does not change, it does not increase, it does not diminish. His character is constant, and that's good news. Hebrews 13, verse 8 says, Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Think about this with me. God is not becoming anything. He's not becoming anything. He just is. God just is. And that may seem simple. Of course, you learned that in Sunday school. God is He is who He is. I am who I am, he says, after all, in Exodus chapter 3. But think about it, improvement in God implies inadequacy in God. When we improve, you and I, it's because there's something in us that needs a little work, right? Improvement implies inadequacy to some degree or another. Improvement would imply that God needs to be something other than He is. And that is not good news. We don't want that kind of God. We want a God that is the same yesterday and today and forever. God is not becoming anything, He just is. Improvement implies inadequacy. So for humans, progress is good. Praise the Lord that we can progress. You ever I get in I get into these weird, I don't know how to McKinsey knows. I can't even describe it. I start to think about things that I've said or done in the past, and I physically respond out of embarrassment. I literally sometimes I'll be at home, not we won't be talking, and I'll grunt. I'll literally just like that. That's not an exaggeration because I'm thinking about something that I said some point in the past, and I feel the embarrassment all over again. Recently, I was going to someone's house. I've been communicating with the husband. I was gonna drop something off, and the wife is at home. I don't think she knew I was coming. So I thought to myself, I'm kind of a you know, I'm a mischievous person. So I was like, I'm gonna knock on the door and say, We're ready for dinner. I didn't do that, I didn't do that, but I thought about it. But as I kid you not, as soon as I had that thought, I immediately was transported to a few years ago. This was this was in Ohio. Mackenzie and I had made dinner plans with a family in our church. McKinsey that night was not there. I don't remember where she was, but there she was not. I get a knock on the door that I was not expecting, and this couple that we invited over to dinner is ready to have dinner, and my wife isn't there, we have no food in the pantry, and I didn't think well on my feet. I was so flavergasted, I sent them home. I could I couldn't even think to be like, come on in, let's order something, like we'll hang out. I sent them home. So when I thought to myself, I'm gonna knock on the door and say, I'm here for dinner, I immediately was like, I am a terrible person because I did that to a family five years ago, and I still feel terrible because of it. Thank goodness for progress. Amen. Thank goodness that humans are not always going to be the same. We can progress. That's the whole idea of sanctification. We are by one degree of glory uh uh to the next, we're being transformed into the image of Christ. That is good news. Maybe not as much for you, but for me, it's good news. It feels great. But for God, progress is bad. If God is progressing, it implies inadequacy, but it also implies some level of inconsistency. What's his character going to be today? Is he gonna be steadfast? Is he gonna be merciful, patient? Is his steadfast love gonna continue on to generations, as it says in the Old Testament everywhere? Or is it gonna stop? Is he gonna be gracious? Is he gonna be loving, or is he going to be prideful and arrogant and vindictive? What kind of God would that be if we weren't sure his character on any given day? For God, progress is a nightmare. You don't want that, you don't want a God that progresses, you want a God that is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Progress in God would be a pitfall, not a perfection. It's a pitfall. And according to Hebrews chapter 13, verse 8, Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. His character is constant, and you can trust that. And that can that should cause a sense of comfort. Here's the good news God does not change. The love that God has for his children does not change. The mercy that he offers every morning does not change. The forgiveness that he provides does not change. Now, of course, there will be one day when the when the end of all things comes, where there will be a time where people can't repent. But just thinking now, his forgiveness, he doesn't give it and then take it away. He doesn't grant it and then ask for it back. He's not, it's not some tool in his garage that he's he's waiting for you to return. The forgiveness that he offers is something that is consistent and steady. The grace that he offers does not ebb and flow. And for the Christian, the stability and consistency of God should provide the utmost comfort. This is what Hebrews 1 is all about. You laid the foundation of the earth. You are powerful, you are magnificent, you are greater than the angels. But don't trust. And how however magnificent his creation is, don't trust in it. Don't cling to it because it's gonna perish, it's gonna roll up, it's gonna change. But you, King Jesus, are the same, and your years will have no end. Think about it this way: in your life, most things are changing to some degree or another, right? My hair, believe it or not, did not used to be this gray. It did start, though, when I was 18. So it's been a while. I love my dad. He gave me the gray hair, anyways. I'm just thinking about his white hair. Maybe that's my future, and I'll get there. But, anyways, in this life, right, you're changing all the time. You're you're you're aging, you're your energy, you know. You used to get up out of bed and not be sore. Remember that? And now your back hurts for random reasons, your neck hurts, and played pickleball the other day and my neck was hurting, and I was like, come on, it wasn't even that, it wasn't even that serious. We're changing all the time. Our parents, they come and go. The the people that we respect most in this life, like our hopefully our pastors, our leaders, our friends, our mentors, they come and go. God remains the same. And here's the good news. If if we are week in and week out at this church, Compass Bible Church South Valley, if what we are doing, though we are changing, though this church will change, though this pastor might change, there might be some new pastor here someday, though all of that may change, if we are doing our job of pointing to the one that never changes, there's consistency and stability that we can feel and we can pass on. Think about that. When we are training our kids and seeking, as we talked about in Titus, to pass on our faith to our kids by training them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. We we're gonna change. We're gonna be rolled up, we're gonna perish, but the one that we're pointing our kids to will never change. And the hope in that is that one day they will grow up, they'll teach their kids about the one who never does while they change. So in the midst of us changing, we're in the midst of our church changes. Our church changes all the time. We're we're three weeks, four weeks old. We're already changing. Things are changing, they will continue to change. But if we do our job of making disciples and pointing consistently to the one who never does, we can find great comfort today, and the generations after us can find great comfort tomorrow. That's the king that we serve. The earth that he created, as grand and glorious as it is, it'll perish, it'll wear out, it'll roll up. But you, King Jesus, are the same, and your years will have no end. So my hope for you today as you read Hebrews 1, 10 through 12, is that you find great comfort in Jesus, never changing, because he's your eternal priest, he has a righteous rule that will never end, and because his character is constant, find comfort in that reality and teach the coming generations of the one who never changes while we all along are changing. Let's pray. God, thank you for just the reality that we see here in Hebrews 1, that you never change. God, there is no progress in you. There is no inadequacies in you. You are God all of the time in every way. So, God, I pray that we would find great comfort, great stability, that that would be a ball to our souls. God, that we would find just a sense of security in knowing who our King is. Who is Jesus? He's the righteous King who never changes. He's the same today. He was the same yesterday, he'll be the same tomorrow. So, God, I pray that our church would do its part as we inevitably change, as we grow, as we age, as we inevitably perish. God, I pray that we would be faithful to point to the God who never does. And that that would be the consistent through line of the ministry of this church. I pray in Jesus' name. Amen. Well, thank you so much for joining us today.