What He hath done at one time, He will do yet again.
Man ways are variable, but God ways are
everlasting. There are many reasons for this most
comforting truth: among them are the following—the
Lord 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 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.
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