God is never "here today, gone tomorrow"
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Dr. Scott E. Koenigsaecker
October 9, 2011
James 1:16-17
A. Change is constant and is occurring at an ever increasing
rate.
B. Change creates stress in our lives.
C. God is reliable, He never changes. This is known as
God's immutable nature.
"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down
from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not
change life shifting shadows." James 1:17
"I the Lord do not change." Malachi 3:6
I. THREE THINGS ABOUT GOD THAT NEVER CHANGE.
A. First, God's love for us never changes.
"I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love.
With unfailing love I have drawn you to Myself."
Jeremiah 31:3
* We are the object of God's affection.
* People change, they're fickle; that's frustrating.
* God never has a bad day!
"Your love never changes, so save me!"
Psalm 119:15
B. Second, God's Word to us never changes.
"The grass withers and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever." Isaiah 40:8
"I have known from my earliest days that your words will last forever." Psalm 119:152
* Human knowledge changes.
* Our methods have changed but not the message.
* We're tempted to ignore what God really says in His Word.
"Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like the wise person who built their house on the rock." Matthew 5:24
* God's Word stabilizes our life.
C. Third, God's purpose for our lives will never change.
"The Lord Almighty has sworn, 'Surely as I have planned
it, so it will be, and as I have purposed so it will stand.'"
Isaiah 14:24
"His plans endure forever; His purposes last eternally."
Psalm 33:11
* Our plans change because we don't know it all or see it
all and/or we lack the resources to move forward.
"God is not like a human, He does not change His
mind." I Samuel 15:29
"His ways are eternal." Habakkuk 3:6
* God's purpose for you has not changed;
He wants to save you (John 3:16).
He wants to give you a full, meaningful life
(John 10:10).
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