“19God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?” – Numbers 23:19 (ESV)
Balaam is clear here that God is not like the rest of us. He is not man and therefore does not do things like man. God is definite in His actions.
As man I struggle with decision making. I want to make sure that everything is just so before deciding for fear of making a wrong decision. That fear creates lack of commitment and I then fail to act at all. The quote by Harvey Cox: “Not to decide is to decide”, fits right here.
God has already decided and we are to be looking for guidance toward actions that are in line with His decision. God will not waver, His decisions are already made, and we are not going to change His mind. Our good works are not going to make God do anything different that what He was going to do. Our lack of action may delay our rewards, but the rewards are already laid out for us.
When you are going into something, are you able to decide? Will you move forward or do you find yourself sitting frozen by indecision? Are you trying to, or hoping that God will change His mind?
Trevor's Thoughts 