GETTING TO KNOW GOD - PART 7

Nov 21, 2021    Pastor Robert R. McLaughlin

Jr. Tree of Life
Getting to Know your Friend, God
11/21/2021
Part 7


Eternity Past, Age of Gentiles, Age of Israel, Hypostatic Union, Church Age, Tribulation, Millennium, Eternal Future

Before you begin this Bible study, if you have never believed in Jesus Christ as your Savior, John
3:16 tells us: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him, shall not perish, but have eternal life.” Simply have faith that Jesus Christ died on the cross for your sins and you will have eternal life and be saved. If you have believed in Jesus Christ as your Savior, then 1 John 1:9 tells us: “If you confess your sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Simply privately tell God the Father your sins to be filled with God the Holy Spirit and He will teach you Bible truth. (Rebound)

Promise-Memory Verse
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Hebrews 13:8
Let’s all be thankful that God never changes!
Most of you all know when a thunderstorm is coming. There may be loud rumbling sounds, and lightning flashing through the sky. When it rains, none of us are surprised. Sometimes God even sends hail or snow. Rain is always wet, and snow is never hot.
It sure would be weird if one day, if God changed His mind and decided that He would rain down zebras, wouldn’t it? I’ll bet there would be lots of astonished people when they saw them running all over the place!
When a newborn baby is born, God doesn’t change His mind and make them have bright purple feathers and a beak.
In the morning, wouldn’t it seem strange if you looked out the window and saw that God got tired of sending clouds, so He filled the sky with orange, black, and pink polka dots?
God never decides to make your bones out of recycled plastic bottles. He doesn’t suddenly make chickens that taste like chocolate pudding.
God is immutable, which means that He never changes. He will in no way ever get bored of taking care of you, and quit His job as your sovereign king. There is no way that God will ever change His mind and stop loving and forgiving you when you make mistakes. He always treats you in grace, even though you don’t deserve it. He has never told one single lie, and has kept His promises.
There is nothing you can do that will change God’s mind about your salvation and your eternal life. Once you accept Jesus Christ as your Savior, it’s permanent. He will always be by your side and knows you better than anyone in the world. Life may seem unfair, but God will always be fair to you.
Some evil people may destroy a few Bibles, but nothing will ever be powerful enough to wipe out God’s Word. God is not evil and doesn’t cause evil. He will always remain perfect in every way.
He has never reincarnated any person and made them come back to earth as a baby and start over. God never turns you into a zombie or a ghost after you die. He will never let your body be capable of changing back and forth between being human and being a wolf or any other animal.
Let’s all be thankful that God never changes!
Learning God’s Word can change your wrong thoughts, which is called human viewpoint, into right thoughts, which is called divine viewpoint.
God wants you to learn about Him and trust Him every day. When you are afraid, or have hurt feelings, think of a Bible verse and a reason to trust God. Today, we learned that one reason you can trust God is because He never changes.
Always remember that God has a special life planned for you. It’s called the pre-designed plan for your life. Your life matters to God, and He wants you to be happy and enjoy the life He planned for you.

If you leave God out of your life, you will be miserable!
Pamela Huffman 2021