Beloved, in continuance of our theme, “A God who cannot Lie” – God will not lie, so I am determined (as we all should be) not to lie. Remember that God has saved us from “sore troubles” (Psalm 71:20-21), so we should strive to spare Him having any “troubles” out of us. Jesus did not call us to be His children just to lie to us. Neither did He call us out of the world to lie to us. Therefore, even though we are for the most part proud and arrogant creatures, Jesus did not lie when He said, “thou art mine” (Isaiah 43:1). He did not lie when He said, “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee” (Hebrews 13:5). Beloved, I am trying to remind you just how true God’s love is toward you. God goes on to say, “When thou passest through the waters [life], I will be with thee; and through the rivers [troubles of life], they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire [evil temptations of life], thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee [you will not suffer any psychological effects from your pain]” (Isaiah 43:2). In other words, God’s love is so pure and true to us that nothing will ever harm us. That’s why King David said, “The LORD is my rock, and my fortress [my protection], and my deliverer…in whom I will trust” (Psalm 18:2 and II Samuel 22:2-3).
Precious Ones, since we know that our God cannot lie, we can easily respond to the skeptics who ask, “How do you know that God is true to His word?” When faced with such a question, ask yourself at that moment, “Has God EVER lied to me in the past?” I am sure your answer is like mine – NEVER!!! Then you can respond confidently and positively, “God has a reputation that I can trust in and depend on!!!”
I will write more later.
I love you all so very much,
Pastor William L. McCoy
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