Why Are God’s Irrevocable Gifts A Big Deal?
Why are God’s irrevocable gifts a big deal? First, if anything, be it a law, a promise, or a gift is revocable, that means it can be reversed, made to someone else, or taken away. The prefix ir- is one that means not.
As sinful people in a sin-broken world, we hate it when people break their word to us. Our instincts, if not our consciences, declare that it’s not fair. We don’t willingly follow, or obey duplicitous, vacillating people. How difficult, then, to obey a god with such a character.
However, our God is not like that.
The prophet Samuel described Him this way: “He who is the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind; for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.” If that isn’t reassuring enough, God’s unchanging nature preserves His people even while He is angry with them. “I, the Lord, do not change. So you, descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.”
We have peace because God’s gifts reflect his character.
Why are God’s irrevocable gifts a big deal? Second, the fact that God’s gifts are irrevocable says something very clear about our status with Him as believers in His Son Jesus. As believers, our relationship with Him is restored. We are no longer mere slaves or servants, but sons and daughters. Gifts given by a king to a servant it would revert to the king on the year of freedom, but not those given to a prince. They would become the inheritance of the prince’s sons.
In short, God’s irrevocable gifts are a big deal because they are secured by His character, and the eternally effective work of the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who has redeemed our relationship by his blood.
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Ruth DeMaat
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