His ways are everlasting...

"His ways are everlasting." Habakkuk 3:6

"What he hath done at one time, he will do yet again. Man's ways are variable, but God's ways are everlasting. There are many reasons for this most comforting truth: among them are the following-the Lord's ways are the result of wise deliberation; he ordereth all things according to the counsel of his own will.

Human action is frequently the hasty result of passion, or fear, and is followed by regret and alteration; but nothing can take the Almighty by surprise, or happen otherwise than he has foreseen. His ways are the outgrowth of an immutable character, and in them the fixed and settled attributes of God are clearly to be seen.

Unless the Eternal One himself can undergo change, his ways, which are himself in action, must remain for ever the same. Is he eternally just, gracious, faithful, wise, tender?-then his ways must ever be distinguished for the same excellences. Beings act according to their nature: when those natures change, their conduct varies also; but since God cannot know the shadow of a turning, his ways will abide everlastingly the same.

Moreover there is no reason from without which could reverse the divine ways, since they are the embodiment of irresistible might. The earth is said, by the prophet, to be cleft with rivers, mountains tremble, the deep lifts up its hands, and sun and moon stand still, when Jehovah marches forth for the salvation of his people. Who can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? But it is not might alone which gives stability; God's ways are the manifestation of the eternal principles of right, and therefore can never pass away. Wrong breeds decay and involves ruin, but the true and the good have about them a vitality which ages cannot diminish.

This morning let us go to our heavenly Father with confidence, remembering that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever, and in him the Lord is ever gracious to his people."

Morning and Evening Devotional, by Charles Spurgeon.

I included this devotion by the great Charles Spurgeon because I've been pondering the never-changing aspect of God. 

The song, Great is Thy Faithfulness says:
"Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father, There is no shadow of turning with Thee; Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not.  As Thou has been Thou forever wilt be."

I think of the names of God in the Old Testament:
Jehovah Rapha, The God who heals... He healed the sick then, and he has not changed.

El Shaddai, Lord God Almighty.  He was Almighty then, and He is mighty still.

Jehovah Shalom, The Lord is Peace.  He was the God of peace then and He is the God of peace today.

Jehovah Nissi, The Lord is my banner.  He has been my banner throughout my life, and he will continue to be my banner still.

Because he changes not, I can trust him to be the same yesterday, today and forever. He was faithful before, He is faithful still.

Only By His Grace,

Billie