“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? ”
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
23:19
I
was praying this scripture the other night, as I often do, because it
is my habit of pray the Word of God back to God… not only as a
point of covenant, but also as a reminder to myself of what promises,
rights and privileges I have as a believer… as a citizen of the
kingdom of God and also as a reminder of the eternal nature of God.
I pray Numbers 23:19 almost every night, normally pausing at “…
that he should lie”, because I find it comforting to know that God
never lies… He might just be the only one who doesn’t, but this
night, I paused earlier in the verse at, “God is not a man” and I
literally gasped when I said it because I got new revelation in that
moment of utterance of what that phrase really means.
was praying this scripture the other night, as I often do, because it
is my habit of pray the Word of God back to God… not only as a
point of covenant, but also as a reminder to myself of what promises,
rights and privileges I have as a believer… as a citizen of the
kingdom of God and also as a reminder of the eternal nature of God.
I pray Numbers 23:19 almost every night, normally pausing at “…
that he should lie”, because I find it comforting to know that God
never lies… He might just be the only one who doesn’t, but this
night, I paused earlier in the verse at, “God is not a man” and I
literally gasped when I said it because I got new revelation in that
moment of utterance of what that phrase really means.
God
is Not a man. He doesn’t have any of the faults or weaknesses of
mankind. His nature isn’t flawed as man’s is. He has none of the
limitations of mankind. He is Omnipresent, Omniscient and
Omnipotent. His thoughts are not our thoughts and His ways are not
our ways, [Isaiah 58:8] therefore he doesn’t lie or make mistakes or
go back on His word. His Word is settled in Heaven [Psalms 119:8]
and heaven and earth shall pass away, but His word will never pass
away. [Matthew 24:35]. God is a spirit, and those of us who worship
Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth [John 4:24] and even
though I knew all of this before, and have prayed this scripture
hundreds of times before, in that moment, at that time, it expanded
in my heart. It literally took my breath away.
is Not a man. He doesn’t have any of the faults or weaknesses of
mankind. His nature isn’t flawed as man’s is. He has none of the
limitations of mankind. He is Omnipresent, Omniscient and
Omnipotent. His thoughts are not our thoughts and His ways are not
our ways, [Isaiah 58:8] therefore he doesn’t lie or make mistakes or
go back on His word. His Word is settled in Heaven [Psalms 119:8]
and heaven and earth shall pass away, but His word will never pass
away. [Matthew 24:35]. God is a spirit, and those of us who worship
Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth [John 4:24] and even
though I knew all of this before, and have prayed this scripture
hundreds of times before, in that moment, at that time, it expanded
in my heart. It literally took my breath away.
God
is immense and endless. He has no beginning and no end. How easy it
is for me, with my finite mind and my finite life, to forget, or not
fully understand just who it is I’m speaking to when I pray. His
BIGNESS!!! (I would scream it on this page if I could) in contrast
to my smallness, is wondrous and beautiful to me… it makes me feel
safe and happy and excites me… it makes my heart sing. It gives me
peace to know that what ever matter I bring to Him in prayer, it is
handled. I can leave it with Him in confidence, knowing that He is
well able to handle it. That there is nothing too hard for God.
That there is no matter too irrelevant for God… nothing too small,
nothing too great. That he is “Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha-olam”
Lord God, King of the Universe… the ONE who set the stars in the
sky and created all the planets and put them in their rotation. The
ONE who created every living thing… from the smallest to the
greatest (including me)… and He is the ONE I am speaking to when I
cry “Abba Father”. [Romans 8:15]
is immense and endless. He has no beginning and no end. How easy it
is for me, with my finite mind and my finite life, to forget, or not
fully understand just who it is I’m speaking to when I pray. His
BIGNESS!!! (I would scream it on this page if I could) in contrast
to my smallness, is wondrous and beautiful to me… it makes me feel
safe and happy and excites me… it makes my heart sing. It gives me
peace to know that what ever matter I bring to Him in prayer, it is
handled. I can leave it with Him in confidence, knowing that He is
well able to handle it. That there is nothing too hard for God.
That there is no matter too irrelevant for God… nothing too small,
nothing too great. That he is “Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha-olam”
Lord God, King of the Universe… the ONE who set the stars in the
sky and created all the planets and put them in their rotation. The
ONE who created every living thing… from the smallest to the
greatest (including me)… and He is the ONE I am speaking to when I
cry “Abba Father”. [Romans 8:15]
That
one thought, of God not being a man, took away all of my anxiety, all
my fear and put my heart in perfect peace. I breathed a sigh of
relief, chuckled to myself and just began to praise Him… for being
Him, knowing that I am His, engraved on the palm of His hand [Isaiah
49:16] and that nothing… no not any thing can separate me from His
love [Romans 8:39]
one thought, of God not being a man, took away all of my anxiety, all
my fear and put my heart in perfect peace. I breathed a sigh of
relief, chuckled to myself and just began to praise Him… for being
Him, knowing that I am His, engraved on the palm of His hand [Isaiah
49:16] and that nothing… no not any thing can separate me from His
love [Romans 8:39]