God’s Unchanging Nature and Everlasting Compassion: A Biblical Perspective The God of the Bible is the ultimate constant in a changing world: “I, the Lord, do not change” (Malachi 3:6) . His nature, thoughts, and eternal plans are immutable. God does not revise His Word, revoke His promises, or change His will: “God is not man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent; has He said, and will He not do it?” (Numbers 23:19) . This divine immutability of God means that He is not subject to fluctuating moods, emotional swings, or human weaknesses. In theological terms, God is impassible —He is not moved by involuntary emotions, pain, or suffering. As the Westminster Confession of Faith explains, God is “infinite in being and perfection, a most pure spirit, invisible, without body, parts, or passions.” Some modern thinkers find this idea hard to grasp, even skeptical writers like Robert Ingersoll mocked the concept: “without body, parts, or passions… you cannot conc...
God’s Power Revealed Through Unlikely Leaders In Israel’s history, few leaders were as unlikely as the judges recorded in the Old Testament. The book of Judges reveals a chaotic era when God raised up flawed and sometimes surprising people to deliver His people. Gideon is one of the most striking examples—a fearful, doubtful man whom God transformed into the instrument of Israel’s deliverance. Gideon: The Fearful Farmer Called by God The story begins in Judges 6 . For seven years Israel suffered from repeated raids by the Midianites and Amalekites, which left the people hiding in caves and desperate for God’s help. To their surprise, God called Gideon—who was secretly threshing grain in a winepress because he feared being discovered (Judges 6:11). “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.” — Judges 6:12 From Gideon’s point of view the greeting was...