Turn to the One

For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, saying, “Surely I will bless you and multiply you.” And thus Abraham, having patiently waited, obtained the promise. For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation. So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath, so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us. We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. - Hebrews 6:13–20 (ESV)

The God of the Bible

“It is being proposed to us that there are two effectively two doctrines of God (or two aspects to the one doctrine or two perspectives on the one doctrine): one in which God is immutable (does not change) and impassible (does not suffer) and one in which he does. According to Hebrews 6:18, it is impossible for God to change. That is exactly right. Remember, we are speaking about the God who spoke into nothing and said “Let there be” and there was (Gen 1; John 1:1–3). We are speaking about the God who said “I am that I am.” and “tell them ‘I AM’ has sent me to you” (Ex 3:14). The God of the Bible is the God who is. He does not change.” - https://heidelblog.net/2016/02/god-is-immutable/ R. Scott Clark

Lord, you have been our dwelling place

in all generations.

Before the mountains were brought forth,

or ever you had formed the earth and the world,

from everlasting to everlasting you are God. Psalm 90:1–2 (ESV)

Turn to the One

“God may have been proclaiming to you, through severe and varied discipline, that earth is not your home, that you are but sojourners here, that your dwellings are not freehold but leasehold. He would lead you not to mistake the shelter of the wayfarer for the permanent abiding Mansion; the perishable refuge for the magnificent clefts of the Rock of Ages. He would lead you, as ‘strangers on earth,’ to have your ‘citizenship in heaven.’ These trials may be only the tones of His own tender voice, issuing the invitation—’Go, My people, enter your rooms and shut the doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until His wrath has passed by’ (Isaiah 26:20). He may be putting a thorn in your earthly nest and earthly home, to drive you to the wing and teach you to warble as you soar up to heaven’s gate—’Lord, amid the frailty and failing of all created things, I turn to the One only unfailing, unvarying, unchanging portion! My dwelling place shall henceforth be in You. My flesh and my heart fails, but You are the strength of my heart and my portion forever!’” https://www.gracegems.org/MacDuff/p01.htm - John MacDuff