Recently I discovered an old magazine article online about my former martial arts instructor. In the article, she was breaking four boards with a jump back kick.
Impressive, considering she was 5'2 , 105 lbs.
What struck me the most about this find was the confirmation of facts. For 30 years I have remembered that she did this feat, and have even spoken about it. But I have to admit, as with some memories, I wondered had it been embellished in that time? I wondered if I could trust it to be true. Maybe it was really two boards? Maybe it wasn't her at all?
When I found the article it brought a smile to my face, not only to see the old photo, but also to confirm that I had remembered the facts correctly. Wow, maybe I am getting old!
My memory is a bit sketchy from that time so the more time that passed the less sure I was about the truth.
Jesus Christ came roughly 2,000 years ago. What was true then, is true now. Civilizations come and they go. Rome was once thought to be the whole world, now it is simply the capital of Italy. People and places change.
But the truth of God's word does not change. The Word of God remains the same. We can always trust what is in the Bible to remain the same, unblemished by the years that have passed.
"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." Hebrews 13:8 (NIV)
