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Welcome to Day 2284 of Wisdom-Trek. Thank you for joining me. This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom Hebrews-24 Changless Truths in a Shifting World \u2013 Daily Wisdom Putnam Church Message \u2013 10/15/2023 Changeless Truths In A Shifting World - \xa0Hebrews 13:8-17 We continue our extended series through the book of Hebrews in the New Testament. Last week, we examined Standing at the Crossroads of Commitment and Contentment and discovered that applying the six practical principles we discussed will take our Christian life of faith, hope, and love to the next level. This week, we turn our attention to comparing the shifting world/ to a collection of changeless truths concerning Jesus Christ and the plan_and_purpose of God. Let\u2019s read Hebrews 13:8-17. On page 1879 in your Pew Bibles. Concluding Exhortations 8\xa0Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. 9\xa0Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings.\xa0It is good for our hearts to be strengthened\xa0by grace, not by eating ceremonial foods,\xa0which is of no benefit to those who do so.\xa010\xa0We have an altar from which those who minister at the Tabernacle\xa0have no right to eat. 11\xa0The high priest carries the blood of animals into the Most Holy Place as a sin offering,\xa0but the bodies are burned outside the camp.\xa012\xa0And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate\xa0to make the people holy\xa0through his own blood.\xa013\xa0Let us, then, go to him\xa0outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore.\xa014\xa0For here we do not have an enduring city,\xa0but we are looking for the city that is to come. 15\xa0Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice\xa0of praise\u2014the fruit of lips\xa0that openly profess his name.\xa016\xa0And do not forget to do good and to share with others,\xa0for with such sacrifices\xa0God is pleased. 17\xa0Have confidence in your leaders\xa0and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you\xa0as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you. The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus (540\u2013480 BC) observed, \u201cThere is nothing permanent except change.\u201d Contrary to other philosophers of the time who believed that reality was that which never changes, Heraclitus contended that everything was in constant flux. From a purely human perspective, Heraclitus seems to be correct. Everything's changing from the subtle currents of a meandering Muskingum River to the roaring waves of the oceans, from the constant motion of subatomic particles to the expansion of the universe. \xa0 Adding to the constant flux of the physical universe /are the endless fads and fashions of society and culture, politics and morality, philosophy, and religion. Sometimes, change moves slowly, almost imperceptibly\u2014like the gradual transition from summer to fall or the growth of a sapling into a fruit-bearing tree. Other times, changes happen abruptly, even unexpectedly\u2014I think of suddenly losing a job or getting a job, losing a loved one, or meeting a new friend. This constant flowing of the river of reality reminds us that we\u2019re...