Change Was Designed by God for Our Good

The entire Trinity was present at the beginning of creation. They cannot be separated. For the one true God is triune. He is unchanging. So who He is has never changed. “Then God said” leads us to the Gospel of John, which clearly connects Jesus to God at the beginning of creation:

“In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought life to everyone. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it” (John 1:1-5).

This is perhaps my favorite five verses of the Bible. God initiates change, yet never changes Himself. His is always working, always with us, yet He, Himself, remains invisible to us here on earth.

“Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow” (James 1:17).

A gift initiates change. Jesus is the Greatest Gift. God made a way for us to come to Him through His Son, and when we accept His gift, we are forever changed. It’s nothing we do, but everything He has done to rescue us. Jesus didn’t just pop onto the pages of the New Testament, He’s been with God since the beginning. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Three in One since the start. God is unchanging, but His presence in our lives changes us. Paul wrote to the Ephesians:

“God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it” (Ephesians 2:8-9).

God knew us before we were born. He knit us in our mother’s womb, unique and wonderful as we are. Christ Jesus died for us, specifically and individually, before we were born. He goes behind us, is always with us, and paves the way before us. He is all-knowing and everywhere all of the time, yet He gives us the free will to choose change. Our lives are meant to bring glory back to Him. When we are changed, it reflects out into the atmosphere around us, causing others to choose change, too. Paul wrote:

“For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago” (Ephesians 2:10).

God doesn’t change, but we do. He has a plan for our lives, specific and unique to who we are. Through Christ Jesus, we are able to live a life beyond our imagination, rich and satisfying. Not by the standards of worldly wealth and fame, but by the standard of Love, Himself. Change isn’t easy. Even good changes are hard to adjust and adapt to. But we can trust God has the best in mind for us.

“This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary” (Hebrews 6:19).

The day Christ Jesus died on the cross, the curtain in the temple which separated humans from the presence of God was torn in two, from top to bottom. The curtain was so massive it could not have been done by human effort. In Christ, we have the power to grow, change, and accomplish things we could never do in our own human efforts. But with the power of the Holy Spirit of God living in us, we can become powerful conduits of change in our communities and beyond – all for the glory of God.

The hope we have is in Jesus. A hope which is strong and trustworthy. A hope that anchors our souls to the Truth, and leads us into the presence of God. Change can be really tough to endure, but as Paul wrote to the Corinthians, “We live by believing and not seeing” (2 Corinthians 5:7).

We can trust God through the changes. His love for us is enough to conquer anything and everything. 

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Meg is a graduate of Ashland University. She is a writer, author, editor, and digital content creator. She stepped away from her job in Internet Marketing in 2008 to raise her daughters, which gave her passion for writing a chance to shine through her blog, Sunny&80… Life within the Love of Christ. Meg has served as a Children’s Worship Team Leader and Middle School Leader for her local church. She founded and led the Breakfast Club Bible Study for Tweens, has served as a Young Life Leader and Committee Member, and led Women’s Bible Study. She has also volunteered as a content creator for her local church, studied Bible/Ministerial Training through Global University, completed COMPEL PRO Writers Training, and is Ethically AI Certified. A contributing writer for Salem Web Network since 2016, Meg is now thrilled to be a part of the team at Salem Web Network. You can find her entire library of books on her Amazon Author Page.