God unchanging. Think about the reality of those two words. In truth, none of us can accurately comprehend the truth of this, that God is, ultimately, immutable. He does not bend or modify or shift or change. He has no moods, no whims, no fancies, and most certainly no needs. This is so miraculously different than anything in ourselves that it is more than profound, it is devastating.
God unchanging. This is not merely a statement about God's identity and character, but it also refers to everything that flows from Him and is revealed to us. In other terms, the Truth of God is as eternal as the God from whom they flow. The Word is as unchanging as the One who spoke it into being.
God unchanging. At this point we run into the Incarnate God, Christ Jesus. He is described as developing in the human sense (Luke 1:80; 2:40, 52). But does this mean that Jesus is changeable how we might think of change? Certainly not! Christ Jesus, the Incarnate God, grew and developed as a man, but not as God. The very fact of the incarnation meant that God emptied Himself as certain aspects of His divinity in order to take on the form of man and go through the natural processes of being a man in physical/mental/emotional growth and development–all while maintaining His essential God-ness.
God unchanging. Considering how quickly each of us will change our minds from moment to moment, worshiping a God who is immovable and unchanging is not only a terrifying thought; it is an outright offensive necessity. We need God to be unchanging because we are so not. In order for Him to be our Rock and our Fortress He has to be utterly and infinitely stable.
So: Praise be to God for He is unchanging!
Ex. 3:14; 1 Sam 15:29, Mal 3:6, Rom 11:29, Titus 1:2, Heb 6:18, Jas 1:17
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