1 Samuel 15:29 (NASB) “The Glory of Israel will not lie or change His mind; for He is not a man that He should change His mind.”
Titus 1:1-2 (NASB) “Paul a bond-servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of those chosen of God and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised long ages ago.”
Hebrews 6:18 (NASB) “So by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us.”
One more:
Numbers 23:19 (NASB) “God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent; Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?”
Let’s take any church statement of faith, “We believe the Bible, consisting of both the Old and New Testament Scriptures in their entirety, is the only divinely inspired, inerrant, objectively true, and authoritative, written Word of God, and the only infallible rule of faith and practice.”
Most statements of faith have something like this in their beliefs. Usually a little wordy, but that’s okay. My question is do you believe that God cannot and will not ever lie? If you do, then there is much for you to gain from the Scriptures. Because the Bible is full of promises. Looks like over 3,000 of them. It is also full of warnings. I want to challenge your beliefs, in a good way!
Let’s look at one;
Matthew 7:7-11 (ESV) “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!”
Why do you think Jesus said, “your Father?” Is it really because we are the children of God? And if that is true, then we are special beyond comprehension! Not in an arrogant way but in a priceless way. So get your thinking right. God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son of God, and the Holy Spirit will never ever lie to us. The Bible then is by far the most important book we will ever read. Are you still with me?
So, when you are reading it, slow down. Drink in the truth of God. Quoting Jesus in Matthew chapter six, He tells us not to worry about what we will eat, what we will drink, what we will wear. Is not life more than these things? The Father is fully capable of taking care of all our physical needs. So seek first His kingdom and His righteousness. And find in Him true life!
That death that Jesus suffered on the cross was not only to wash away our sins, but to bring back the connection between us and the Father that was broken in the Garden of Eden. The truth then, is that the relationship is open and available to all who will seek after God. And that my friends is more valuable than anything we could possibly own.
He who cannot lie has offered us total restoration with Him if we will believe and trust Him. Believe what you read in His book. Believe His voice you hear in your heart. Believe you are His child. Believe you are safe in His arms. And live in faith!
Amen?
This series of blog posts titled, “Pondering Hope”, are written by Craig Stevens. If you are interested in reading more from him you can find his blog at ponderinghope.com.