Day 145
Numbers 23:19
"God is not a man that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?"
In Numbers 23, Balaam prophesied, as God directed him. As he spoke, he declared a difference between God and man. Man can lie, but God cannot. That is an extremely important fact.
Sometimes people, in an attempt to explain what they do not understand, blame everything on God. They may say God is sovereign and He has a purpose for everything. These people generally do not recognize the authority God gave man, or the activity of Satan. They also do not recognize God's integrity. Whether good or evil, pleasant or unpleasant, the responsibility is usually placed on God for all of it.
We should be glad that God is sovereign. This means He is supreme in power and authority. We should also be glad He has given His Word and cannot lie. That is the only way we can know what is of God and what is not. He said in Psalm 89:34 that He will not alter what He has said. So we can trust Him.
If God was totally mysterious and we never knew what He was going to do, it would be difficult to know Him or trust Him. Trust is based on a knowledge of current facts. Thank God He does not change. The facts about Him are always current. What He said, He will do. What He spoke, He will make good. How comforting it is to be able to go to His Word in a time of need, knowing that it is always dependable. Our faith can grow exceedingly, as we meditate the Word with this understanding.
I will remind myself of God's integrity and build my faith with His Word daily.