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Numbers 23:19
“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?”
It is the nature of man to lie. Consequently, man is disappointing. And he may not intend to lie, but his nature does not afford him the possibility of being reliable. He is completely incapacitated. Apart from being this infirm, there are also many external forces ready to frustrate his desires and words. He is so loaded with a lot of weaknesses. But God is not a man.
First, He cannot change. In Malachi 3:6, He says “For I, the Lord, do not change.” It is impossible for Him to change, and whatever emanates from Him also bears His nature and therefore cannot change. The words that come out of His mouth cannot change. When He speaks, His word remains forever. In fact, He is His word. John 1:1 says “The Word was God.” And since He cannot change, His word also cannot change.
Second, there is nothing powerful enough to frustrate His word. Apart from Him having enough power to ensure His word comes to pass, the word itself has an inherent power to accomplish the desire of God and it will never fail but will succeed in the matter for which it is sent (Isaiah 55:11). The Bible says in Hebrews 4:12 that “the word of God is quick, and powerful.” (Emphasis added, KJV). It is so powerful that it can subdue everything that is not consistent with it. The words God speaks are also spirit and life (John 6:63). They have both creating and sustaining abilities. Even though what they are sent to do does not exist, they can create it and ensure it is sustained forever. They can bring light out of darkness, just as by the word of God light came out of the heap of darkness in the beginning (Genesis 1:3). They can also bring life out of death, just as Lazarus was brought out of the tomb by the word of God, bound hand and foot with wrappings and his face covered with a cloth. (John 11:44).
Third, God cannot lie. It is not His nature to lie. The Bible says in Hebrews 6:18 that “it is impossible for God to lie.” (Emphasis added). God will not, or rather, cannot speak today and change His word tomorrow. Man may fluctuate, and change his word, but God cannot lie. He is the truth (John 14:6), and His word is also truth (John 17:17). Lies do not abide with Him.
When God speaks, it happens exactly the way He says it will. It will be completely fulfilled. There are many portions in the Bible where what He said came to pass just as He said it. Time could not obliterate it. Devil could not frustrate it. His word may tarry, wait for it; for it will certainly come, it will not delay (Habakkuk 2:3).
He told the first woman in Genesis 3:15:
“And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, and you shall bruise him on the heel.”
(Emphasis added).
The devil upon hearing this ensured the woman lost her two sons so that there would be no seed to bruise him on his head. He caused Cain to kill his righteous brother, Abel. Consequently, Cain was cursed and finally left the presence of the Lord, deserted his parents to continue in his rebellion. Thus, Adam and Eve lost their two sons, one of whom they thought would bring about the fulfillment of the word of the Lord. But, the word of the Lord could not be frustrated. The devil himself was ignorant of God’s word. Probably, Adam and Eve were also ignorant. The Lord had said “I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed (Emphasis added). It was the seed of the woman that was to bruise the enemy and not the seed of the man. And in Matthew 1:18, we read that Mary after she had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child. It happened exactly the way God said it. The woman was found with a Seed, that eventually bruised the head of the enemy.
God also gave His word to Abraham in Genesis 17:4. He said;
“As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you will be the father of a multitude of nations.”
(Emphasis added).
And today, Abraham is not only the father of the people of the nation of Israel, but also the father of every believer from different nations according to the flesh, who walk in the same steps of the faith of Abraham. (Romans 4:12). It also happened the exact way it was spoken by God.
Now, if the word of the Lord is this powerful, immutable, accurate and precise, are you not supposed to go for His word and ensure He commits His word to you? Knowing fully well that when He does speak, He is committed to bringing what He says to pass. “Also, the Glory of Israel will not lie or change His mind; for He is not a man that He should change His mind." (1 Samuel 15:29). No being has this reliability. No one is this dependable. If there is anything you should go after, it should be the word of God. Psalms 18:30 says:
“As for God, His way is blameless; the word of the Lord is tried; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.”
(Emphasis added).
His word is tried. Tested and trusted. You can rest in it when you receive it.
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