God's Character

Good Morning!! It's been said that; the only thing constant in this world, is change. Fashions change; people change; governments change,...even the earth's topography changes over time. But God does not change,...He is immutable. Although He is a person, He reminds us that He is not a human, and therefore does not change His mind,...as humans do. (Numbers 23:19) It's this unique attribute of God that inspired David to compare God to a rock (mountain),...He is stable, solid, reliable, firm, immovable. David asks the rhetorical question, "Who is God, save the Lord? and who is a rock, save our God?" (2 Samuel 22:32).

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.—James 1:17 (NIV)

It's also this remarkable, eternally-the-same nature of God, which God Himself showcases in the proper name by which He describes Himself to Moses: "I am that I am."(Exodus 3:14). God has always been,...is now,...and will always be,...the same. Therefore He is the great "I AM",...not "I was" or "I will be",...but from eternity past, to eternity future, God simply Is. James points us to this invariableness of God, in order to comfort and encourage us. The God Who never changes will always make good on His promises. This includes the wonderful work of salvation that He has begun in you,...the believer! He that has begun a good work in you will continue it to the end. (Philippians 1:6)

Knowing of God, is not the same as knowing God,...but it's a start.

Father God, we thank You, for Your unchanging character,...and for Your desire for us to learn of You, that we may better know You. Amen.

"We show our faith better with our life, than we do with our lips."