Divine Ever True

• Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” (Hebrews 13:8)
• For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed. (Malachi 3:6)
• God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it? (Numbers 23:19)
• The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever. (Isaiah 40:8)
• Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. (Matthew 24:35)
• Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. (Psalm 90:2)

Unchanging God 

In my studies in Divinity, theology, history of religion, myth, literature, anthropology, and culture, I have witnessed in the Divine ever the same, whether in Holy Trinity or Character, regardless of our perceptions be in gender, holy family, culture, there are these beautiful interrelated tellings of the great Divine by differing peoples throughout all time. The Divine is seemingly always the same one and only. Not considering the name used, description given, only that the Divine is ever present, ever the same and ever true. In God the Father, God the Mother, God in Trinity, God with Holy family,  God the Light/Spirit/Energy/Flame, often with a resurrected child and children and creations, but always the same God. The Divine seen as provider, redeemer, resurrectionist, restorer, deliverer, Father/Mother, miracle worker, power etc. and the Faithful, Merciful, Steadfast Loving, Enduring, Patient, Preserver, Protector etc. of Grace is through our faith all things possible, ever-present help able to do exceedingly and abundantly more than we can perceive. In this, should be great faith undivided in a Divine energy that lives through, around, and beyond us. 

The Bible

It may be argumentable, but it is apparent that for whatever may be the reason or cause that there are bits of a multitude of faiths in the Bible, much like the English language that has roots of many varied languages in its development. It should be a unifying not a dividing text by nature. The goal in the gospel was to promote love, compassion, forgiveness, encouragement, yet it often is sadly not used this way. A faith that has spread by adopting traditions can’t seek to cleanse itself of that which helped its tree grow. It may have many branches, but it thrives and flourishes with them all. All that matters is in love of the Divine, patience with the self, forgiveness, repentance, and love and compassion for others. The adopted bits enrich not harm the strength of faith. It is in unison that we grow strong together. In preserving all with all the differing bits is the strength in the Divine. We should strive to learn compassion for differences and respect all rather than tear ourselves apart. Be strengthened in the Divine Grace, embracing that which we are and that which came before us. The Always the same God has never and will never change.

God Never Changes, Lies, or Fails.

Love,

Reverend of The Covenant Flourish Church, Priestess of the Covenant of Olana & the Covenant of Ramiel