John 18:37 – “In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”
Hebrews 13:8 – “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”
When Jesus told Pilate that He came to testify to the truth, He wasn’t speaking of shifting opinions or cultural trends. He was declaring an eternal reality. The truth He spoke then is the truth that remains now. Human voices may question it, crowds may deny it, soldiers may mock it – but truth is unchanging because it is rooted in the eternal Christ.
Philosophers through the centuries have wrestled with truth. Some, like Plato, taught that truth must exist beyond the shadows of perception. Others, like Aristotle, insisted truth is that which corresponds to reality. Their words point to something deeper: truth cannot be reinvented; it must be discovered. And Scripture shows us that truth is not only discovered – it is revealed in the person of Jesus.
Science, too, gives us echoes of this. The laws of gravity don’t rewrite themselves each century. Water still cycles from evaporation to rain, just as Job observed millennia ago. DNA carries the same code of life in every generation. Creation reminds us that what is true in God’s design does not change with time.
In a world of shifting headlines, evolving philosophies, and fleeting trends, the words of Hebrews anchor us: “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” That means the truth He revealed to Pilate is the truth we can cling to today, and the truth that will outlast every power, every empire, and every doubt.
Truth is unchanging because it comes from the One who never changes.
Let’s pray-
Lord, You are the same yesterday, today, and forever. Thank You that Your truth does not shift with culture or crumble under time. Help me to stand on Your unchanging Word with courage and faith, trusting that what You spoke then is still true now. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
