God Cannot Change
Story★★★★As A. W. Tozer points out, God cannot change, for all change must be in one of three directions: (1) From better to worse; (2) From worse to better; (3) From one order of being to another. God’s perfections rule out all three possibilities.
“The law of mutation,” writes Tozer, “belongs to a fallen world, but God is immutable, and in Him men of faith find at last eternal permanence. “In coming to Him at any time we need not wonder whether we shall find Him in a receptive mood. He is always receptive to misery and need, as well as to love and faith. He does not keep office hours nor set aside periods when He will see no one.
Neither does He change His mind about anything. Today, this moment, He 1 Arthur T Pierson, The Gospel, vol. 2 (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1972), 75-76.
The point
God's immutable nature means He is always receptive to human need without mood changes, time limitations, or hesitation.