Isaiah 54:10 — For the mountains may move and the hills disappear, but even then my faithful love for you will remain. My covenant of blessing will never be broken,” says the Lord, who has mercy on you.

The world upgrades itself while you’re not looking.

I’m standing inside a McDonald’s that barely resembles the one burned into my memory. Touchscreen kiosks glow. Orders appear on screens. Nobody really talks anymore. It’s all faster. Smarter. Updated.

And I can’t help but think about 1974.

Back when McDonald’s sold paper gift certificates in little booklets. My mom bought some for me. I remember the feel of them in my hands. Mom would grin and say, “I’m going to hide these so well, you’ll never find them.”

Here’s the problem.

She hid them so well that to this day we still haven’t found them. We’ve laughed about it for years. Somewhere out there, there is a Happy Meal waiting with my name on it, but those certificates are probably dust by now.

It makes me think about how much of my life I’ve spent chasing what is sure to change and expire. Trends. Approval. The next upgrade. The next version of me that finally feels like enough.

But here’s what I’m learning: God’s love never expires.

God promises that even if the mountains crumble and the hills slide into the sea, the faithful love of God will not change. His mercy toward me is not fragile.

Everything else updates. He doesn’t. His grace doesn’t glitch, and it doesn’t expire at the end of the fiscal year. It was paid for long ago, and it remains.

I may never find those McDonald’s certificates, but do you know what? I’ve found something better. And friend, maybe today, instead of chasing what keeps changing, you can take comfort knowing that God’s love is the same today, yesterday, and forever too.

 

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A MOMENT TO REFLECT

• What are some things in your life you’ve been relying on that you know are temporary or constantly changing?
• When life feels uncertain or unstable, where do you usually turn first for security or comfort?
• How does the promise of God’s unchanging love challenge the way you think about your current circumstances?
• Can you recall a time when everything around you shifted, but God remained faithful? What did that teach you?
• What would it look like today to rest—not in what changes—but in the love that never will?