Galilee Baptist Church

God is not man, that he should lie, 
Or a son of man, that he should change his mind. 
Has he said, and will he not do it? 
Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it? - Numbers 23:19 ESV

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Throughout Scripture, over and over, God reminds us that His word is fixed and secure. He assures us that when He says something, He will do it. A few of these places are Numbers 23:19, Hebrews 6:18, 1 Samuel 15:29, Psalm 89:34, Psalm 110:4, Isaiah 40:8, Malachi 3:6 and Luke 21:33.

So what happens if we have read a passage and think God is promising us something, but it doesn't come to pass? Here are three possibilities:

1) We have misinterpreted the promise. 

Sometimes we misapply promises in Scripture that were for a certain person or nation and wrongly apply it to ourselves.

2) God answered, but in an unexpected way and we missed His answer.

3) We gave up before God's timed response. 

Remember how long Abraham and Sarah had to wait for Isaac the child of promise?? Our timing is not God's timing and his thoughts are higher than our thoughts. (Isaiah 55:9)

God is faithful and He changes not. He is not a man that he should lie. Rest in Jesus knowing that He is worthy of our trust and praise.