Life is filled with change. No two days are ever alike. Sometimes the change is hardly noticeable and we deal with it by habit. For example, when the person in front of you shifts positions and you have difficulty seeing, then you shift positions the other way so that you can see around that person. Other changes that take place are huge. They can be good changes like a promotion or an inheritance; or they can be bad changes like the loss of a loved one, terminal sickness or disability.

In all our changes, small or large, good or bad, we go through several stages. First of all we have the baseline of how we are. Then the change occurs and we respond to it either with resistance or acceptance. The final outcome is the result of how we responded to the change.

Have you ever thought about the huge change Jesus experienced and how he dealt with it? First of all he left the glory of heaven to come to earth as a man, knowing he was going to die on a cross for the sins of the world. It was a monumental change and he knew it meant suffering. How did he respond? Willingly. He told his heavenly father, “I have come to do your will.”

And what was the final outcome of the change he experienced? He made it possible for us to have our sins forgiven so one day we can go to heaven and be with him. Jesus experienced a big change with a wonderful outcome and he did it for us!