A Nugget from New Life Network
(by Dr. Larry Ollison)
Scripture for the Day – April 26, 2019
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)
God has not changed. The things He disapproved of during the time of Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Paul, He still disapproves of today. God is not an evolving creature who changes His character depending upon His environment. God’s Word always has been and will always be true.
For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed. (Malachi 3:6, ESV)
Growing up in the United States of America, I have become accustomed to democracy. We vote on everything. In America, school leaders, community leaders, state leaders, and national leaders are all in their elected positions because they were the most popular. Americans tend to think that if something is popular, it’s right.
When it comes to character, righteousness, and the spiritual things of God, nothing could be further from the truth. God’s kingdom is not a democracy.
Everything God created was created by and for His Son, Jesus. We were created to fellowship with Him. It may come as a shock to some people, but in the Kingdom of God, God is the King. We don’t vote on, debate, or argue the rules. Our duty is to willingly obey the rules of the King.
The good news is, God is a good God and He rewards those who believe in Him and receive His Son by faith, with eternal life and a multitude of good gifts. God is the God of love. Remember, God is love. He is a good God. He is just. And He is light. However, God is not politically correct nor will He ever be.
So the point is this. When you come to the place of decision in your life on any subject, never make your decision because of what is politically correct. Make your decision based on what the Word of God says. Only then will you choose correctly.
Scripture References:
Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth. (Philippians 2:9-10)
He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. (1 John 4:8)
This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. (1 John 1:5)
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. (James 1:17)
God is a just judge, and God is angry with the wicked every day. (Psalm 7:11)
