Friday, August 10, 2007

Constant

Recently, I have read on three different occasions and different sources that God never changes. I think He might be trying to reveal something to me. You think?

Webster defines Constant as
con·stant
–adjective
1.not changing or varying; uniform; regular; invariable: All conditions during the three experiments were constant.
2.continuing without pause or letup; unceasing: constant noise.
3.regularly recurrent; continual; persistent: He found it impossible to work with constant interruption.
4.faithful; unswerving in love, devotion, etc.: a constant lover.
5.steadfast; firm in mind or purpose; resolute.
6.Obsolete. certain; confident.
–noun
7.something that does not or cannot change or vary.
8.Physics. a number expressing a property, quantity, or relation that remains unchanged under specified conditions.
9.Mathematics. a quantity assumed to be unchanged throughout a given discussion.

This description helps so much when you think about the nature of God. Notice that I did not say character. A pastor recently told me that character is indicative of the nature of a person changing - in the case of the Christian becoming more Christ-like. In relation to God - he never changes, so in the word, we study about his nature. Isn't that cool? Comforting to know? Isn't is wonderful to know a person who never changes??!!! I have several acquaintances whom I talk/work with regularly who have differences in their personality and I never know who I am going to get. It's frustrating. But, with God, there is safety in the relationship because he is always the same. There is a paradox there; however, because God is multi-faceted and no human will be able to fully know Him. But, we CAN know him. Have I confused you yet? When I was alone expecting a baby (and numerous other times in my life), I found God to be a constant rock in my life in whom I could trust and depend on. I am intrigued by the above description and will most likely write more about how it relates to the nature of God. How have you found God to be constant in your life? Faithful?