A few years ago I moved into a house that had a built-in ice maker. I’d never had one before, but living in a desert, I quickly got used to the convenience of instant, plentiful ice. The ice was cold, clear, and well-formed.

For a while.

After some time, I noticed the ice cubes started coming out of the machine a bit cloudy. Then they began to be irregular in size and shape. Sometimes they weren’t even frozen completely. My ice machine had let me down. Because it needed maintenance.

Nothing good in this world lasts forever. It’s because of the sin we brought into God’s creation. Death took its place here, and along with it came aging, decay, erosion, wearing out, seizing up, rust, corrosion, sagging, molding…

But God never changes. Everything He makes is beautiful. His designs are perfect. And He is perfect.

“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” (James‬ ‭1‬:‭17,‬ ‭CSB‬‬)

God does not suffer from decay or fatigue. He doesn’t wear out or get tired. He doesn’t change at all. He isn’t faithful one day and careless the next. Everything good in this world has come from Him. When things fade and wilt, it’s due to the evil that has been allowed to rule here.

For a while.

One day, He will put an end to the evil that ruins His beautiful creation. All things will be made new, never to decay. Eternal life, with our good God in His perfect creation, is available to all who want it.

Dear God, thank you for your good and perfect gifts. I can see your beauty so clearly everywhere I look. Thank you for your unchanging love and for the promise of an end to the destruction of evil one day. I can’t wait.