In Our Weakness

When my husband and I were engaged, it was a busy season: we were building a house and planning a wedding at the same time. Problems were bound to spring up. When they did, we jokingly quoted Murphy’s Law: “Whatever can go wrong,
will go wrong.” After moving into our new home, we acquired a puppy and named her Murphy to commemorate that crazy transitional period.

In the same way, in Exodus 3, God shared His name with intention when Moses asked Him to reveal it: I AM speaks of God’s eternal, immutable nature. He has been, He is, and He always will be (Revelation 1:8). And during that infinite existence, He remains unchanging.

Think about what that means. God isn’t on a journey to achieve perfection. He isn’t better now than He was last year. There’s no learning curve, no improvement, no ten-step program. For all eternity, He IS the absolute, holy God.

God’s unchanging nature was a source of comfort and strength for Moses when he challenged Pharaoh, the most powerful ruler on earth. In the same way, we as Christians can rest in God’s immutability. Though we fail, God does not (2 Timothy 2:11-13). When we face so much uncertainty, God’s love for us in Christ remains (Romans 8:38-39). He will always keep His promises, will always be with us, and will always be working out everything for His good kingdom purposes (Deuteronomy 7:9; Matthew 28:20; Romans 8:28-29). • Michelle Isenhoff

• List some attributes of God found in the Bible. Imagine if one of them changed.

• How does God’s immutability provide a bedrock for our faith?

God replied to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: I AM has sent me to you.†Exodus 3:14 (CSB)

Read Verses:

2 Corinthians 12:1-10