Amidst All the Changes of This Troublous Life
The sermon emphasizes the comfort and stability that comes from knowing that God is an unchanging God, whose love and attributes remain forever unchanged.
C.H. Spurgeon emphasizes the unchanging nature of God amidst the constant changes and troubles of life, highlighting that while everything else may fade or alter, God remains steadfast and eternal. He draws parallels between the stability found in God and the comfort a mariner feels upon reaching solid ground after a storm. Spurgeon reassures believers that God's attributes--His power, wisdom, justice, and love--are immutable, providing a refuge and stronghold for His people in times of trouble. The sermon underscores the precious assurance that God's love is everlasting and unchanging, offering hope and stability in a tumultuous world.
Text
"I am the Lord--and I do not change!" Malachi 3:6
It is well for us that, amidst all the alterations and vicissitudes of life, that there is . . .
One whom change cannot affect,
One whose heart can never alter,
One on whose brow mutability can make no furrows.
All other things have changed--all other things are changing. The sun itself grows dim with age. The world is waxing old--the heavens and earth must soon pass away and perish! There is One alone, who has immortality--of whose years there is no end, and in whose person there is no change.
The delight which the mariner feels, when, after having been tossed about for many a day, he steps again upon the solid shore--is the satisfaction of a Christian when, amidst all the changes of this troublous life, he rests the foot of his faith upon this truth, "I am the Lord--and I do not change!" The stability which the anchor gives the ship when it has at last obtained a hold-fast, is like that which the Christian's hope affords him when it fixes itself upon this glorious truth.
"With Him there is no variation!" Whatever His attributes were of old--they are now! His power, His wisdom, His justice, His truth, are alike unchanged.
He has ever been the refuge of His people, their stronghold in the day of trouble--and He is their sure Helper still.
He is unchanged in His love. He has loved His people with "an everlasting love!" He loves them now, as much as ever He did! And when all earthly things shall have melted in the last conflagration, His love will still wear the dew of its youth.
Precious is the assurance that our God never changes! The wheel of providence revolves--but its axle is eternal love!
Sermon Outline
- The Unchanging God
- 'Malachi 3:6: ''I am the Lord--and I do not change!'''
- The stability of the Christian's hope
- The anchor of the Christian's faith
Key Quotes
“I am the Lord--and I do not change!” — C.H. Spurgeon
“With Him there is no variation!” — C.H. Spurgeon
“Precious is the assurance that our God never changes!” — C.H. Spurgeon
Application Points
- We can find stability and hope in the midst of life's changes by resting our faith on the truth that God does not change.
- God's unchanging love is a source of comfort and strength for us in times of trouble.
- We can apply the truth that God does not change to our daily lives by trusting in His eternal love and unwavering commitment to us.