God Cannot Lie

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.

God cannot change.  That thought should thrill each of us. 

The God which loved the world so much that He gave Himself to redeem it, STILL loves the world that much. (Galatians 2:20; Ephesians 5:25; John 3:16; Romans 5:8)

So many times we want to put human characteristics on God in order to make Him more understandable.  We want to add to Him something we think is a good thing or remove from Him what we think is a bad thing.  In doing so we are basically saying that He can change, but He can’t!  Perfect is perfect, it can’t get more perfect or it wouldn’t have been perfect to begin with would it?

Getting to know God better doesn’t mean changing Him to fit your life, your desires and your idea of perfection.  Getting to know Him means changing YOU so you can see Him for Who He truly is, and He is perfect.

Last week I was thinking about God and wondering how He views the world right now and it dawned on me, He can’t love it less than He did at the time of Adam and Eve and He can’t love it more.  He can’t get better because He already is the Best.  Remember how He wanted to commune with Adam in the garden?  Well, He still wants that fellowship with you and me today.  Remember how He made a way for Adam to have peace with Him even after sin?  Well, He still wants that for you and me too. 

All the love He has ever felt for you, He still feels.  There is no shadow of turning in Him.  He doesn’t revolve around the world like the Sun, sometimes casting light and warmth and sometimes not.  He is always there, always available, always loving you.  Your sin may cast a shadow, but God doesn’t.  Your wrong perception of Who He is and What He is doing may cause darkness in your thoughts, but God doesn’t.  He doesn’t change. 

Is there something lingering in your heart that you need to take to God and confess?  He will hear you, He will cleanse you.  He can’t go back on His Word.  He doesn’t change.

1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Is there something you need help with?  He will help you.

Psalms 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Are you weak and lacking in strength?  God isn’t.  He can lift you up.

Psalms 24:8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.

Don’t be deceived by man or his manipulations in your life and thoughts.  Man will make you doubt God.  Man will make you doubt His calling in your life.  So every time those doubts come creeping up, go back to the Truth of God’s Word about Your God Who cannot change.  Fight the battle in your mind with the knowledge of the One Who created it!

Until next time, Lord willing,

Sheri