Do you really believe what God says? Do I? God’s words are eternal. He doesn’t give us a different set of plans for each generation, but His plans work for all generations. Yes, even in 2016! In fact, no generation is exempt from God’s plans and purposes. Every generation is without excuse.
Psalm 33:10, 11 says: “The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to naught: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. The counsel of the LORD standeth forever. the thoughts of his heart to all generations.”
God established His plan for the way He wants us to live in the eons of eternity, from before the foundation of the world. He created male and female to bring them together in marriage. He wants them to be fruitful and fill the earth in order to take dominion for God. Together as families we advance God’s kingdom and bring light into the darkness all around us. God invests His power and authority in families. Marriage and family are the first institutions God gave and He has never changed His plans.
He makes His plans clear for the man to be the provider and protector of the home and for the female to be the nurturer and nourisher in the home and in society. Let’s be encouraged to embrace God’s everlasting ways that have never changed. Man often thinks he knows best but “The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to naught.” The fruit of man’s ways are an epidemic of divorce and fragmented families. God’s ways result in strong marriages and family life.
God does not change His statutes. We have to change to fit in with His plans, for they are eternal and unchanging.
The word “counsel” is “etsah” and means “advice, purpose, plan, decision.” The word “thoughts” is “machashabah” and is very similar in meaning, “intention, plan, purpose.” But did you notice the most beautiful thing? It’s the counsel and thoughts “of His heart.” They are not some unproved, fleeting idea, but come from God’s very own heart.
I’d rather take advice from God’s heart than man’s, wouldn’t you?
Be blessed today, Nancy Campbell
Look up these Scriptures about God’s unchanging Word:
Psalm 19:7-11; 93:5; 111:7; 119:160; Proverbs 19:20, 21; 21:30; Acts 5:39; Isaiah 30:1-3; 14:27; 40:8; 46:10; 55:8,9; and 1 Peter 1:25.