The Daily Sword

God’s Unchanging Nature and Everlasting Compassion: A Biblical Perspective The God of the Bible is the ultimate constant in a changing world: “I, the Lord, do not change” (Malachi 3:6) . His nature, thoughts, and eternal plans are immutable. God does not revise His Word, revoke His promises, or change His will: “God is not man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent; has He said, and will He not do it?” (Numbers 23:19) . This divine immutability of God means that He is not subject to fluctuating moods, emotional swings, or human weaknesses. In theological terms, God is impassible —He is not moved by involuntary emotions, pain, or suffering. As the Westminster Confession of Faith explains, God is “infinite in being and perfection, a most pure spirit, invisible, without body, parts, or passions.” Some modern thinkers find this idea hard to grasp, even skeptical writers like Robert Ingersoll mocked the concept: “without body, parts, or passions… you cannot conc...

God’s Power Revealed Through Unlikely Leaders In Israel’s history, few leaders were as unlikely as the judges recorded in the Old Testament. The book of Judges reveals a chaotic era when God raised up flawed and sometimes surprising people to deliver His people. Gideon is one of the most striking examples—a fearful, doubtful man whom God transformed into the instrument of Israel’s deliverance. Gideon: The Fearful Farmer Called by God The story begins in Judges 6 . For seven years Israel suffered from repeated raids by the Midianites and Amalekites, which left the people hiding in caves and desperate for God’s help. To their surprise, God called Gideon—who was secretly threshing grain in a winepress because he feared being discovered (Judges 6:11). “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.” — Judges 6:12 From Gideon’s point of view the greeting was...

The Crown of Creation: Humanity Made in God’s Image When we look at the opening chapters of Genesis, it becomes clear that Adam and Eve were the crowning moment of God’s creation . Everything else that God formed—the heavens, the seas, the land, the sun, the stars, and every living creature—served as the magnificent backdrop for humanity’s arrival. Creation was not complete until man and woman, made in God’s image, stepped onto the stage of history. Genesis 1:27–28 – “God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God blessed them; and God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.’” This passage shows us that humanity was created with both vertical and horizontal purposes . Vertically, Adam and Eve were designed to walk in intimate fellowship with their Creator. Horizontally, t...

God’s Design for Marriage and Family As God’s image-bearers, Adam and Eve were created for intimate, unhindered fellowship with their Creator. Yet, their purpose was not only vertical (toward God) but also horizontal—toward the earth. Genesis 1:27–28 tells us, “Male and female He created them. God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.” From the very beginning, God established His perfect plan for marriage, family, and procreation. His design was for one man and one woman to enter into a lifelong covenant of love. Genesis 2:24 makes this clear: “For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.” Sadly, the evolutionary worldview and modern culture have distorted this plan, promoting fornication, casual divorce, same-sex relationships, and other practices that erode the sanctity of marriage. Yet God’s truth remains unchanged. Unlike plants and animals, which God als...

The Creation of Humanity: God’s Purpose and Design in Genesis The creation of the human race stands at the very heart of God’s purpose for the universe. From the beginning, every step of creation was carefully ordered to prepare a perfect home for Adam and Eve, the first humans. Scripture makes it clear that mankind was not an afterthought but the central object of God’s creative plan. Humanity at the Center of Creation Genesis reveals that everything—light, water, land, plants, animals, and even the heavenly bodies—was created with one ultimate goal: to provide an environment in which humanity could flourish. In a profound sense, the universe itself was designed as the stage for God’s redemptive plan, where mankind would play the leading role. The Bible also teaches that the human race remains central to God’s eternal purposes. Everything else in creation—planets, stars, and even the heavens—will eventually come to an end. Jesus Himself declared, “the sun will ...

The Unfathomable Love of God: Understanding the Depth of Christ’s Redeeming Love When the apostle Paul prayed for the church at Ephesus, he asked that they would be “strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man” so that they might “comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge” (Ephesians 3:16–19). This passage is both comforting and humbling. It reminds us that even with Spirit-supplied strength, human minds can only begin to grasp the immeasurable dimensions of God’s love. And even then, what we understand is only a small glimpse of an infinite reality. But why is God’s love so difficult to fully understand? What makes it so incomprehensible? The answer is revealed throughout Scripture: God’s love is a redeeming love . It is not merely a sentimental feeling or a general benevolence toward humanity. It is a saving, sacrificial, covenant love demonstrated most clearl...