THE BLESSING OF THE LORD !

THE BLESSING OF THE LORD ! The One Thing Sin Couldn't Change: "I am The Lord, I change not." (Malachi 3:6) "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever." (Hebrews 13:8). There's far too much confusion about the will of God these days. Walk into one assembly in you'll here that God's will is to BLESS His people--- to heal, prosper and pour out His goodness on them in every area of life. Walk into another and you'll hear the exact opposite--- that God puts sickness and poverty on His people to teach them lessons, that he That leaves them in evil and oppressive situations for reasons only He can understand. Of course, people have their philosophies and fragments of Scripture to back up what they believe. Every group is convinced they are right. So the arguments continue. The confusion remains. . . For no good reason. That's the worst part about it. The entire conflict is unnecessary. The Bible settled the issue for us long ago. It spelled out, with unmistakably clarity, God's will for all mankind, for all time, in the very first chapter of the Book. In the beginning, God made his That plan known. What's amazing is how we could have missed it for so long. I know that a life of the philosophies and fragments came out of seminaries which for the most part or cemetery schools. Isn't It Obvious That the Creator of mankind would have made it His first order of business to inform this creation called "man" of His intentions for them ? Of course, it is. And that's exactly what He did. Anyone who has read (Genesis 1) can verify it. God was quite clear there in His declarations about man's identity and assignment on earth. He left no doubt about His will for man's environment. He created it to be good in every way. "Yes, but all that changed when sin entered the picture," some one might say. Without question, sin did change some things. It changed the entire human nature, spirit, soul, and body. But the one thing it did not change is God. One of the most basic facts of God's nature is that He is the same yesterday, today and forever. (James 1:17) calls Him "the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning." "For I am The Lord," He said in (Malachi 3:6), "I change not." In South Texas we'd say it this way, "He ain't about to change." What He said in Genesis about His will and purpose for mankind, He meant. Period. The devil's plot couldn't change it. The rebellion and failure of Adam could not alter it one iota. Once God has made up His mind and released His WORD-- that's it. When I was a little boy, my father wasn't in my life, but my mother took a stand on something, as far as she was concerned, the issue was settled. Sometimes I'd question her about it. Sometimes I'd tried to change her mind. "But mama", I'd say. Then, I'd start explaining all the reasons she should do things my way. "Did you hear what I said the first time ?" She'd answer. "Yes, ma'am, but. . ." "What I said the first time still stands. That's the way it is. Do you understand that ?" "Yes, ma'am," I'd answer, and that would end the discussion. I knew that no matter how hard I pushed her, when my mother knew she was right and she'd made her decision, it never changed. Whatever else she said to me on the subject would simply reaffirm her original position. If my natural mother could be so unchangeable, how much more unchangeable is our heavenly Father ? After all, He is perfect in all His ways. Every decision He makes is the right one. Every plan He comes up with is the best it can be. It's possible for Him to change. Everything He is and does is right the first time He does it. That's why the best way for us to understand His will for mankind is to go back to the first thing He said about it. The surest method of finding His plan for us today is to travel back in time and see His original plan. Because one thing is sure: God's will for man right now is exactly the same as it ever was. It hasn't changed since the day Adam was created. God still means what He said in the very first verse of the Bible.