December 24

TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE

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? Numbers 23:19
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​Memorize this Verse: (Cover the verse text and using just the first letters of each word try to recite the entire passage.)
19. G I N A M T H S L N T S O M T H S R H H S A S H N D I O H H S A S H N M I G

Notes on verse:

“God is not a man”: In contrast to the unreliability of man, so well seen in Balaam himself, God is reliable and immutable. He does not change; therefore, His words always come to pass.

The immutability of God is stated. The word “repent” is parallel to “lie” and is colored in tone by this very association. Here his repenting is related to falsehood. The concept of the truth of Yahweh is related to immutability. Since God is truth, He does not lie, in fact, He cannot lie. He is unchanging. God is utterly different from man. Something that comes far too easily for many men is impossible for almighty God: He cannot lie (compare Isa. 31:2; 51:6, 8; Jer. 4:28; Mal. 3:6).

There are over 70 Scriptures dealing with the fact that God does not lie. God is the Truth. Here is just one example Scripture that says God does not lie.

Titus 1:2 “In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;”

God is God. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He has nothing to repent of, because he does not sin. Whatever God says, He does.

TODAY'S BIBLE READING

​December 24

Zechariah 10-14  —  8.5 minutes
Job 41:12-34  —  3.5 minutes

New Testament
John 21:1-14  —  3.5 minutes
Revelation 21  —  7.5 minutes

Total Average Read Time — 23.0 minutes