Pastor W. F. Kumuyi
Kumuyi
WE serve a God we can trust and implicitly depend
on. When we know who He is in reality, and faith
becomes as natural as breathing to us, then we shall
be able to take our place beside Abraham, who
staggered not at God’s promise through unbelief, but
was fully persuaded that what He has promised He
was also able to perform. Knowing this unalterable
character of God, that He cannot lie, will impart the
courage of Moses to us, and we shall be able to
endure seeing Him, Who is invisible. To know in our
hearts that God cannot lie will make us invincible, as
we stand on His promises. The Scripture reveals that
(1) God is immutable (Hebrews 6:18); (2) He is
infallible (Joshua 21:45); (3) He is incorruptible
(Romans 1:23; Revelation 4:8); (4) He is infinite
(Isaiah 40:28); (5) He is incomprehensible (Psalm
139:1-6); (6) He is invisible (1 Timothy 1:17); and,
(7) He is immortal (1 Timothy 6:15,16). As believers,
our full-time responsibility is to glorify God and adorn
His doctrine.
“In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie,
promised before the world began.” Believers need to
know the implication and weight of the word ‘cannot’
here. It is a stronger word than ‘will not’. This word
expresses the utter impossibility for God to lie. The
attribute of God’s immutability is applied to His
promise of eternal life. Because He cannot lie, His
promise to save sinners that come to Him in
repentance can be depended upon. His promises to
saints can be depended upon because He gives life.
His promises to the world and the Church are
dependable, just as His promises to His children will
be fulfilled. The promises were made before the
world began, and they will continue to be fulfilled
until the end of the world. We are called to trust God
that cannot lie, Who will satisfy our needs and fulfill
our heart desires. The Lord will defend, protect and
preserve us for His abundant blessings, if we trust
Him.
The Scripture is full of God’s promises. From the
beginning to the very end, there are promises of
forgiveness, salvation and adoption into God’s family
for sinners outside the fold. Thus, the sinner can
come with confidence that God, Who has given him
invitation, will forgive and transform his life. Once he
repents and believes in Christ, he becomes a
member of God’s family, having eternal life abiding
in him. Having been saved, he is kept and cared for
by the Lord on the basis of His immutability and
promises. God’s promises to His children are great
and numerous, precious and varied. He who has
promised to save has also promised to keep us; He
who has promised to give us eternal life has also
promised to give us abundant life; He who has given
us the promise of holiness, has also given us the
promise of healing. There are promises for the spirit,
soul and body; promises in times of peace,
persecution, temptation and tranquility; promises of
purity and power; promises for present and future
challenges; promises for members and ministers;
promises for our progress in life and the promise of
the power of the Holy Ghost to make us effective in
preaching the word and serving the Lord. God, Who
cannot lie, makes all these promises.
“God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son
of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall
he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and shall he not
make it good?” God’s promises are precious and
peculiar. He has promised to do for us what we
cannot do for ourselves. Knowing that we cannot
save ourselves, possess eternal life, make ourselves
holy, become spiritual dynamites and manifest
supernatural power by human efforts, heal ourselves
of incurable terminal diseases, deliver ourselves from
the great enemy of God and man, qualify ourselves
to be made fit for heaven in our own strength, bring
conviction and conversion upon sinners by our
natural ability, purify believers and prepare them for
heaven by our communication skills, God has
promised to do all these for us. He has promised
what He purposes to do; and what He has promised,
He has also the power to perform.
As a believer, you need not fear or be worried about
any negative situation. With your knowledge of the
perfection, promise and power of God, identify the
need (in your life, family, ministry, etc.), find God’s
promise appropriate for that need, focus on His
power, forget your own inability and weakness, pray
in faith, accept the fulfilment and praise Him with a
grateful heart. The Lord has power to fulfil all His
promises. And since we serve a God Who cannot lie
or fail, we should depend on Him.
Further Reading (King James Version): Titus 1:2,1,7;
2:11,10,5; 3:8; Jeremiah 33:22; Hosea 1:10; Matthew
7:18; Luke 16:26; John 15:4; James 1:13; 2 Timothy
2:13; James 1:17; Deuteronomy 32:4; 2 Samuel
22:31; Titus 1:2; 1 John 2:25; 2 Peter 1:3,4; Luke
1:72-75; 24:49; Acts 1:4,5,8; Titus 1:2; 1 Samuel
15:29; Romans 4:19-21; Numbers 23:19,20
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