¶ God's Unchanging Nature
Part of God's unchanging nature is that he is sovereign and does things his way . In Isaiah 55 , we read that God's ways are not our ways and his thoughts are not our thoughts . In other words , he is infinitely more powerful than we are , especially when it comes to perspective .
We read in the Old Testament that sometimes other nations mocked the Israelites when they were exiled from their homeland , that sometimes other nations mocked the Israelites when they were exiled from their homeland . Really , they were mocking God because it was said that maybe he couldn't keep his promises .
After all this , after the Assyrians and Babylonians conquered Israel , neighboring pagan nations remembered that God had promised to give the land to the Israelites . But did that mean God had lied and was then really no more powerful than man ? No , not at all .
Numbers 23.19 says God is not human , that he should lie , not a human being , that he should change his mind . Does he speak and then not act ? Does he promise and not fulfill ? In fact , god tells us clearly that he does exactly what he wants when he wants . We see this in Isaiah 46 .
When God led the Israelites out of Egypt , but they were then confronted at the Red Sea by Pharaoh's army . Did that mean God had lied when he promised to lead them out of slavery ? Of course not . In fact , it was then he performed one of history's greatest miracles . In fact , it was then he performed one of history's greatest miracles .
In Psalm 1610 , we read that God would not allow your Holy One to rot in the grave , and this is a reference to Jesus . Yet when Jesus died on the cross , many assumed that God had either lied or was powerless to stop Jesus from being entombed . We know how that story ended In the triumph of life over death , god did raise Jesus from the dead .
His body did not decay in the grave . So it's a matter of perspective , then . Humans , with their limited understanding , think from time to time that God cannot keep his promises , but he keeps them all the time , all promises fulfilled , 100% of the time . He cannot lie . Let's pray , father , god , you alone are powerful . You are our strength .
You are perfect in all of your ways and have demonstrated that time after time . Help us , let others see that , those who might doubt you . In Jesus' name , amen .
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