🌳 Through Every Season, God Remains the Same
📖 Key Scripture
“For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.”
— Malachi 3:6 (KJV)🌿 Welcome to the Women of Wisdom Table
Gale stood and looked around the room as the ladies settled into their seats.
Gale: “Good evening, Women of Wisdom.”
A chorus of greetings came back.
Gale: “Before we begin, I want to welcome every woman joining us today.”
“If this is your first time, we are so glad you found your way to the table.”
“If you have been following our Attributes of God journey from the beginning, welcome back.”
“And if you started with us, missed a few weeks, life got busy, or you simply stepped away for a while...”
Gale: “Last week we studied T — Trustworthy, and we were reminded that we do not have to know the whole way when we know the One who is leading us.”
“This week, we are doing something a little different.”
She turned toward Pastor Penny.
Gale: “We have invited Pastor Penny to teach us for the next few attributes in our journey.”
Debbie: “So Pastor, you know we ask questions.”
The room broke into laughter.
Pastor Penny: “I was warned.”
Abigail: “Not adequately.”
More laughter.
Gale: “Pastor Penny, the Women of Wisdom are yours.”
Pastor Penny opened his Bible.
🌳 The Lesson Begins
Pastor Penny: “Ladies, this week we are studying one word.”
Pastor Penny: “Let me begin with a simple question. What is one thing we can almost always count on in life?”
Melanie: “Change.”
Pastor Penny: “Exactly.”
Plans change.
Circumstances change.
Relationships change.
Schedules change.
Bodies change.
Opportunities change.
Seasons change.
Even our feelings can change.
Maria: “Sometimes before breakfast.”
The ladies laughed.
Pastor Penny: “And sometimes several times before breakfast.”
Then his tone became more thoughtful.
“But in a world where almost everything changes, Scripture gives us something wonderfully steady.”
His goodness does not fluctuate.
His holiness does not weaken.
His faithfulness does not expire.
His love does not become unreliable.
His power does not diminish.
The God who was Almighty yesterday has not become powerless today.
The God who was Faithful in your last season has not become unreliable in this one.
The God who was Near when life felt good has not disappeared because life became difficult.
He remains who He is.
🌳 Through Every Season
Pastor Penny: “Think of a tree through the four seasons.”
🌸 Spring brings new growth.
☀️ Summer brings warmth.
🍂 Autumn brings falling leaves.
❄️ Winter may leave the branches looking bare.
Anne: “The tree can look completely different depending on the season.”
Pastor Penny: “Exactly. But beneath what you can see, the roots remain.”
Our lives have seasons too.
There are seasons of growth.
Seasons of waiting.
Seasons of joy.
Seasons of disappointment.
Seasons when God’s hand seems easy to recognize.
And seasons when we struggle to understand what He is doing.
Laura: “So stability does not mean my circumstances remain stable.”
Pastor Penny: “That’s right.”
Our confidence is found in having an Unchanging God.
🙏 P — PRAY
Invite God to prepare the heart.
Pastor Penny: “Before we examine the Scriptures, let’s ask God to help us see beyond what is changing around us and focus on what never changes about Him.”
Lord, thank You that You do not change.
When circumstances around us are uncertain, remind us that Your character remains the same.
Help us not to measure who You are by what we are experiencing.
Teach us to trust Your goodness, Your faithfulness, Your wisdom and Your love in every season.
Open our understanding as we read Your Word.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen.
📖 R — READ
Listen carefully to what God says.
Pastor Penny: “Rather than simply referring to these passages, let’s hear the Word itself.”
Pastor Penny: “Antonia, would you begin with Malachi 3:6?”
“For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.”
Antonia: “I like that God says it so plainly. He doesn’t leave us guessing about whether His character can change.”
Pastor Penny: “Exactly. Cheryl, Hebrews 13:8.”
“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.”
Cheryl: “That verse gives me comfort because the Jesus I trusted yesterday is the same Jesus I can trust today.”
Pastor Penny: “Yes. Agneta, James 1:17.”
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”
Agneta: “The phrase ‘no variableness’ stands out to me. There is no instability in God.”
Pastor Penny: “Well observed. And we’ll take Psalm 102:25–27 together. Theresa, would you start us off?”
“Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.”
“They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:”
“But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.”
Theresa: “Everything God created can age and change, but the Creator Himself remains.”
The room grew quiet for a moment.
🔍 O — OBSERVE
What do the passages reveal?
Pastor Penny: “Now let’s stay close to what we just read. What do you notice?”
Barbara: “Malachi does not merely imply it. God says plainly, ‘I change not.’”
Pastor Penny: “Yes.”
Vernice: “Hebrews says Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever. That covers every direction.”
Pastor Penny: “Past, present and future.”
Hermione: “James says there is no variation in God. He is not shifting from one character to another.”
Pastor Penny: “Good.”
Cassandra D.: “Psalm 102 creates a contrast. Creation changes. God does not.”
Pastor Penny: “Exactly.”
- God declares that He does not change.
- Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.
- There is no variation or shifting shadow with God.
- Creation changes, but God remains.
- God’s years have no end.
- Our security rests in who God is, not in circumstances staying the same.
Cassandra F.: “So when something changes in my life, I do not need to interpret that as God changing toward me.”
Pastor Penny: “That is very important.”
A difficult season does not mean God has stopped being good.
A delayed answer does not mean God has stopped being faithful.
A painful circumstance does not mean God has stopped being compassionate.
A confusing season does not mean God has lost control.
God’s character does not.
Veron: “So peace does not have to come from knowing what will happen next. It can come from knowing that God will still be the same when I get there.”
Pastor Penny: “Exactly. Our security is not in knowing the next season. It is in knowing the God who will meet us there.”
💡 M — MEANING
What does it mean that God is Unchanging?
Pastor Penny wrote another word on the board.
Pastor Penny: “This is the theological word often used for God’s unchanging nature.”
Jacintha: “Meaning He does not change in who He is?”
Pastor Penny: “Exactly.”
To say that God is immutable means that His essential nature and character do not change.
God does not become more loving.
He does not become more holy.
He does not become more faithful.
He does not become wiser.
He does not become more powerful.
He already possesses His perfections fully.
Cassandra P.: “But Pastor, Scripture shows God responding to people. So how does that fit?”
Pastor Penny: “Excellent question.”
“God being unchanging does not mean God is inactive.”
Scripture shows Him acting.
Speaking.
Responding.
Judging.
Showing mercy.
Answering prayer.
Guiding His people.
Working throughout history.
Alynthia: “So His actions may differ according to the situation, but His character behind those actions does not change.”
Pastor Penny: “Precisely.”
Trudy: “Then God’s promises are dependable because the One who made them does not become someone different later.”
Pastor Penny: “Exactly. His promises rest on the character of the One who gave them.”
The holy God remains holy.
The loving God remains loving.
The just God remains just.
The faithful God remains faithful.
The wise God remains wise.
The merciful God remains merciful.
The God we trusted yesterday has not become someone different today.
❤️ P — PRACTICE
How do we live this truth in changing seasons?
Pastor Penny: “Now we bring the theology into everyday life.”
Tessie: “Good. Because knowing the definition is one thing. What do I do with it on Tuesday morning?”
Several women laughed.
Pastor Penny: “Exactly where I was going.”
“Your season may change, but the attributes of God do not disappear when circumstances become difficult.”
🌿 When Life Feels Hard
- In fear — God is Almighty.
- In trouble — God is Deliverer.
- In pain — God is Compassionate.
- In weakness — God is Quickener.
- In need — God is Provider.
Hazel: “So I should respond to what I’m facing by remembering something true about God.”
Pastor Penny: “Yes.”
🌿 When Life Feels Uncertain
- In confusion — God is Trustworthy.
- In waiting — God is Faithful.
- In changing circumstances — God is Unchanging.
- In uncertainty — God is Sovereign.
- In every decision — God is Righteous.
Gale: “Then the practical issue is this: Am I allowing the circumstance to define God, or am I allowing what I know about God to shape how I face the circumstance?”
Pastor Penny: “Exactly.”
🌿 When Your Heart Needs Reassurance
- In loneliness — God is Near.
- In every place — God is Omnipresent.
- In guilt — God is Merciful.
- In failure — God is Gracious.
- In every relationship — God is Love.
Lilly: “I like that. Because when feelings are loud, truth has to become louder.”
Pastor Penny: “That is worth remembering.”
🌿 When You Need Perspective
- In every circumstance — God is King.
- In injustice — God is Just.
- In every season — God is Eternal.
- In every call to holiness — God is Holy.
- In every moment — God is Immutable.
- In every challenge — God is Benevolent and good.
Claudia: “The season tells me what I am experiencing.”
She paused.
“But it does not tell me who God is.”
Pastor Penny: “That is the lesson.”
Michelle: “So when my circumstances make me question what I know, I need to go back to God’s character instead of letting the circumstances answer for Him.”
Pastor Penny: “Exactly. Let God’s Word interpret your circumstances, rather than allowing your circumstances to redefine God.”
💎 T — TREASURE
Hold one truth close.
Pastor Penny: “When life gets complicated, we need truth that is simple enough to carry.”
He wrote one sentence on the board.
Jesmyn: “That is simple, but there is a lot inside it.”
Pastor Penny: “There is.”
When circumstances shift — remember it.
When feelings change — repeat it.
When a door closes — remember it.
When something new begins — remember it.
When you are waiting — remember it.
When you do not understand — declare it again:
Debbie: “I think that may need to go on my refrigerator.”
Abigail: “And my phone.”
Maria: “And possibly my mirror.”
Pastor Penny: “Anywhere you’ll see it.”
💬 S — SHARE
Encourage someone else with what you have learned.
Pastor Penny: “Truth becomes even more powerful when we use it to strengthen one another.”
Vernice: “Because somebody else may be having a winter season while I’m having spring.”
Pastor Penny: “Exactly.”
One sister may be celebrating while another is waiting.
One may be beginning something while another is grieving an ending.
One may clearly see what God is doing while another cannot see beyond tomorrow.
But we can remind one another:
Lilly: “Sometimes you don’t even need a long speech.”
Pastor Penny: “You don’t.”
Sometimes a sister simply needs to hear:
“God is still with you.”
“God is still good.”
“God has not forgotten you.”
“God has not changed.”
🌿 Closing Encouragement
Pastor Penny closed his Bible.
Pastor Penny: “Ladies, seasons will change.”
Some doors will open.
Others will close.
Some prayers will be answered differently than we expected.
There will be beginnings and endings.
Mountain experiences and valleys.
Times of abundance and times of waiting.
But through every season—
The Almighty God is still Almighty.
The Faithful God is still Faithful.
The Merciful God is still Merciful.
The Sovereign God is still Sovereign.
The Trustworthy God is still Trustworthy.
The Loving God is still Love.
And when everything around you seems to be changing, you can rest in this:
🙏 Closing Prayer
Father,
Thank You for being our steady place in a changing world.
Thank You that Your goodness does not fade, Your faithfulness does not expire, Your holiness does not weaken and Your love does not change with our circumstances.
When life feels uncertain, help us remember who You are.
When circumstances change suddenly, keep us anchored in Your Word.
When we cannot understand what You are doing, teach us to trust Your character.
Root us deeply in truth so that whether we are walking through spring, summer, autumn or winter, our confidence remains in You.
You were faithful yesterday.
You are faithful today.
And You will remain faithful tomorrow.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen.
🌿 Now It’s Your Turn
Gale stood again.
Gale: “Thank you, Pastor Penny.”
She turned toward the Women of Wisdom—and toward every woman following the study.
Gale: “Now we want to hear from you.”
Whether this is your first week, your twenty-first week, or your first week back after being away, you are part of the conversation.
There is no need to share anything deeply personal.
Choose the question that speaks to you most—or answer all four.
Then share your answers in the comments below.
Your answer might be one word, one sentence, a Scripture, or something you have learned through experience.
1. 🌿 What truth about God do you most need to remember in your present season? Or, share your own.
- God is still Faithful.
- God is still Good.
- God is still Near.
- God is still Sovereign.
- God is still Merciful.
- God is still Trustworthy.
- God is still Almighty.
- My answer: ____________________________
2. 🌳 Which statement best describes what God is teaching you through change? Or, Share your own.
- I cannot control every season, but I can trust God in it.
- A changing circumstance does not mean God has changed toward me.
- I need to anchor my feelings in truth.
- God has been more faithful than I realized.
- Waiting does not mean God is absent.
- God may work differently than I expected and still remain completely faithful.
- My answer: ____________________________
3. 📖 Which Scripture from today’s lesson would you carry with you this week? Or, share another scripture that comes to mind.
- Malachi 3:6 — “For I am the LORD, I change not...”
- Hebrews 13:8 — “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.”
- James 1:17 — “...with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”
- Psalm 102:27 — “But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.”
- Another Scripture God brought to mind.
- My answer: ____________________________
4. ❤️ Complete this sentence:
- trust Him even when circumstances change.
- keep praying while I wait.
- stop allowing fear to interpret my circumstances.
- obey what God has already shown me.
- rest in His faithfulness.
- remind another woman that God is still faithful.
- face this season with greater confidence.
- My answer: ____________________________
💬 Ladies, Join Us in the Comments
Gale: “Ladies, don’t just read and disappear.”
A few smiles appeared around the table.
“Come into the conversation.”
Share one answer or all four in the comments below.
You never know which answer another woman may need to see.
If you are joining us for the first time, tell us hello. 🌿
If you have returned after being away, simply say:
We’ll be glad to welcome you.
And if you have been faithfully following week after week, encourage one of the women joining or returning today.
🌿 Continue the Journey
Last week:
T — Trustworthy
This week:
U — Unchanging
Pastor Penny will be back with the Women of Wisdom as we continue into the next few attributes. If you want him back next week post "YES" in the WOW CHAT.
Next week, God willing:
What do you think it will be?
🌿 The journey continues...
📖 Stay the course in the Word.
🌳 And whatever season you find yourself in this week, remember:
