...might turn it from us ; but on his immutability he himself encouraged us to build our confidence. " I am the Lord, I change not ; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed." When the Christian is depressed with a sense of his own unworthiness, it is very comforting to reflect,...

...ever. The great reason why he bore with his people of old, holds equally strong with respect to us: "I am the Lord, I change not, therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed," Mai. iii. 6. (2.) The like may be said of the high office, character, and appointment he has received,...

...might turn it from us ; but on his immutability he himself encouraged us to build our confidence. " I am the Lord, I change not ; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed." When the Christian is depressed with a sense of his own unworthiness, it is very comforting to reflect,...

...thoughts, which are changing and uncertain, but I am kept by Him who changes not.' I quoted the passage, " I am the Lord, I change not, therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed." ' Yes ! that is the true view of the matter as it appears to me. For, after all, what are a man's prayers...

...How unstable the divine regards toward his creatures ! and how feeble the chances on which they torn! "I am the Lord, I change not, therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed." (Mai. iii. 6.) For the same reason, I desire no better ; the dogma of interminable misery must be false....

...As in the days of old, And as in former years. To this is added the gracious declaration, verse 6, For I am the Lord, I change not ; Therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. Among the ancient Egyptian sculptures the refiner of precious metals is represented, so as to show...

...candour compels me to exhibit the foundation, and lay bare the corner-stone of my argument. Behold it : " For I am the LORD, I change not ; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed." (Mai. iii. 6.) This affirmation speaks volumes. It is a key to our text. Reverse the proposition —...

...ultimately holy and happy. 15. GOD is IMMUTABLE. — " He is in one mind and who can turn him 1" " I am the Lord, I change not, therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed." He is " the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning." Job xxiii :...

...desire now to cast off that people whom he foreknew ? He assures us of the contrary of all this. " I am the Lord, I change not ; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed." We should ever trace back our salvation in Christ to the Father's loving counsel, because in this way...

...thoughts, which are changing and uncertain ; but I am kept by Him who changes not." I quoted the passage, " I am the Lord ; I change not ; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed." " Yes ; that is the true view of the matter, as it appears to me. For, after all, what are a man's...