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Topic: Unchanging Love [Our Daily Bread 7 September 2018 Devotional]

Read: Psalm 103:13–22, Bible in a Year: Proverbs 1–2; 1 Corinthians 16 The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever. 1 John 2:17 When I was in high school I played on the varsity tennis team. I spent many hours of my teenage years trying to improve my skills on four concrete courts located just two blocks from my home. The last time I visited that city, one of the first things I did was drive to the tennis courts, hoping to watch others play and reminisce for a moment. But the old courts, so familiar to my memory, were nowhere to be seen. In their place was a vacant field, inhabited only by an occasional weed waving silently in the breeze. That afternoon remains in my mind as a stark reminder of the brevity of life. One of the places where I expended some of my best youthful strength no longer existed! Reflecting on that experience later brought me to this truth, expressed by an aging King David: “The life of mortals is like grass, they flourish like a flower of the field; the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more. But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear him” (Psalm 103:15–17). We grow older and the world around us may change, but God’s love doesn’t. He can always be trusted to take care of those who turn to Him. Prayer: Faithful Father, thank You for Your love that never changes! Help me to love You by serving You faithfully today. In our changing world, we can always depend on our unchanging God. If you missed yesterday devotional, please click to read “Our Daily Bread Devotionals HERE This message was written By James Banks [Our Daily Bread Ministries.]