“Jesus, the same yesterday, today and forever…” (Hebrew 13:8)
March 9, 2020 - For the first time in thirty years, I returned to Bill Buxton Slough last week. It’s a part of Louisiana’s Big Island, a six mile stretch of gorgeous swamps and bayous that parallel the Sabine River near Orange and Deweyville, Texas.
While revealing no human tracks, the soft mud identified the many animals that still make this their home. Walking through moss-covered cypress and tupelo gum trees, I crossed some of the same logs and slough beds that I crossed thirty years ago. I even ate possum grapes and musky dines from the vines that grew along the banks… just as I did thirty years go.
As I sat in the quiet woods, an overpowering thought flooded my heart: how incredibly happy I am that this place remains the same after all these years! And another truth also flooded my heart: when I’ve wandered from the Lord, I have always found Him where I left Him. He is the same…
"… yesterday, today… and forever.”
