Knowing God - He Will Not Consume Us

Mal 3:6

For I am the Lord, I change not;

therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

Many of us know the first part of this verse but it is the second part that deserves attention as well.  Because the Lord changes not, his actions will not be determined by our choices.  The ‘sons of Jacob’ was Israel – His people.  God will deal with us as children and we will face discipline because He loves us but, He will not consume us.  His dealings are not impulsive or out of spontaneous anger.  Our God changes not and the mercy He has shown us from the beginning, endures forever.  We don’t have to fear that our God will change or that His personality will suddenly take on unexpected traits.  When we read about our God from Genesis through Revelation we grow in the knowledge of a God who changes not.  Every time we learn something about Him, we can take it to the bank!  He changes not and because of this, we do not need to have any sort of paralyzing fear of how He will deal with us.  Because He changes not, we will not be consumed!