He makes a promise and He keeps it.

"God isn't a mere man. He can't lie. He isn't a human being. He doesn't change his mind. He speaks, and then he acts. He makes a promise, and then he keeps it." Numbers 23:19

Does that hit you as hard as it hit me? It packed a whopper of a punch to me this morning. I passed it along, because words that powerful need not be kept to oneself. Do you know anyone in your life who has ever kept every single promise they have ever made to you? Not. One. Person. Sure, I have my hubbs and family and closest friends that are absolutely trustworthy and completely hold them to high standards...but never have they ALWAYS been faithful to their word.

Something I used to struggle with in my own life was changing my mind. In fact, I have been made fun of for it on countless occasions. I've wrestled with it in the past--is it a character flaw or just part of my personality? Probably just part of my DNA. ;) I never waiver on my beliefs on Jesus Christ or my beliefs on moral standards...just things that really in the long run do not matter. The thing that is so reassuring about this verse is that the Savior I serve never changes His mind. NEVER.

I believe that this hit home to me this morning so much so because there are times that I allow the enemy to sneak in and cause me to doubt my salvation. I believe this is something everyone does from time to time. My testimony allows me to see the hand of God and whenever I begin to have that initial thought I close my eyes and begin to recount all of the ways I have seen God move in my life and I am no longer troubled with those thoughts. I pull scripture from the word that enables me to see where He has spoken to me and I can see how my life has been changed. Romans 8:38-39 says, "For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Another verse that brings such peace of mind is John 10:27-30, "My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand. I and the Father are one."

He doesn't change His mind. He saved me. He loves me. He died for me. He knew me, before I was born. He SPEAKS it, and then He ACTS. John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life." Can I even question the kind of love He has for me?

He isn't a mere man and He can't lie...He speaks truth. He keeps His promises and promised LIFE ETERNAL to me...to you...if you CHOOSE to follow HIM. If you CHOOSE to have a relationship with the one person who will never FAIL you, the one person who will NEVER let you go, let you FALL, will always CHOOSE YOU.

Much love,
~K