God never changes but Each Sunday is so different

We know for scripture that God doesn’t change Hebrews 13:8 says “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever!” which raises the question why is each Sunday so different?

Last Sunday I needed to clear the snow off the car and play the slip and slide game to drive to church (Obviously no motorcycle ride that day) and I heard good worship and an amazing message, I even quoted the pastor in the last BLOG post.

This Sunday beautiful weather and my son and I went for ride before church to get donuts and rode to church together. I felt like the pastor took the easy route on a message about the myth that all Christians are Republicans, but the worship was awesome. Not that it was musically better but I was truly swept into the presence of God.

So God doesn’t change but one week I am moved by teaching and the next buy music so it must be me that changes. After church I experienced another example of how I can experience things differently. In my religious upbringing I was taught to view church as a gathering of believers in any location, converted bowling allies, warehouses and store fronts were the norm. I learned to be suspicious of churches that were in “church building” with all that “religious hardware” where the gospel was watered down by “liberals”

Sunday I rode south to the Air Force Academy and visited the Cadet Chapel which is a beautiful structure that houses three separate chapels for Protestant, Catholic and Jewish cadets along with an “all faith” meeting areas for common services. My “training” would naturally reject such an building as having nothing to do with God but yesterday I was overwhelmed with the beauty of the place and the knowledge that Our God who is a warrior (Exodus 15:3 The LORD is a warrior, the LORD is His name.) sings over a gathering of young men and women who training to be warriors. God didn’t change but my heart did.

Each week I post something that is a call to adventure and focuses on the motorcycle ride but this week I am calling you an inner adventure (No Motorcycle Required) just the courage to look at things and places in your life with fresh eyes and an open heart, maybe the God who never changes has a whole new way of seeing things in store for you, and what an adventure it is to hear from the Father.

I know that this BLOG can feel like I’m poking you with a stick but my intent is not to be mean or uncaring but to see you released into the greatness you Father intends for you.

I came across a quote that explains it better than I can.

If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.
--Goethe