December 12, Morning
C. H. Spurgeon · Modern retelling
"His ways are everlasting." — Habakkuk 3:6 · KJV
What He has done at one time, He will do again. Man's ways are variable, but God's ways are everlasting. There are many reasons for this most comforting truth, among them these. The Lord's ways are the result of wise deliberation; He orders all things according to the counsel of His own will. Human action is often the hasty result of passion or fear, and is followed by regret and change; but nothing can take the Almighty by surprise, or happen otherwise than He has foreseen. His ways are the outgrowth of an unchanging character, and in them the fixed and settled attributes of God are clearly seen. Unless the Eternal One Himself can 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 marked by the same excellences. Beings act according to their nature; when their natures change, their conduct varies too; but since God can know no shadow of turning, His ways will abide everlastingly the same. Moreover, there is no reason from without that could reverse the divine ways, since they are the embodiment of irresistible might. The earth, says the prophet, is cleft with rivers, mountains tremble, the deep lifts up its hands, and sun and moon stand still, when Yahweh marches forth for the salvation of His people. Who can stay His hand, or say to Him, "What doest Thou?" But it is not might alone that gives stability; God's ways are the manifestation of the eternal principles of right, and therefore can never pass away. Wrong breeds decay and ends in ruin, but the true and the good have about them a vitality that the ages cannot diminish. This morning let us go to our heavenly Father with confidence, remembering that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and for ever, and in Him the Lord is ever gracious to His people.