11. Devotional: He Cannot Deny Himself

Devotional: He Cannot Deny Himself
Author: James Smith (1802-1862)

He cannot deny Himself. (2 Timothy 2:13)

    GOD HAS OPENED HIS HEART TO US IN HIS WORD. He has told us all His mind: He means every word He has spoken, and will fulfill every promise He has made. He cannot deny Himself or falsify His word; He can have no temptation to do so. Man may be fickle, he is but a bruised reed; Jehovah is always the same, He is the Rock of Ages. He will have compassion on the miserable who seek His face and show mercy to all who plead with Him in Jesus' name. He will not cast out a repentant sinner, or refuse to receive a confessing backslider. He cannot turn a deaf ear to our cries, or refuse to deliver us when we call on His name. He will take His own time, but will never dishonour His faithful word. He will be rigidly faithful, both to His threatenings and promises. Let us take courage and trust in Him; we have His word, it is true, from the beginning; we have this assurance, that He cannot deny Himself. Let us then stay ourselves on the word of our God; let us trust Him though the night be dark and the burden be heavy. He exhorts, "Trust ye in Jehovah for ever, for in Him there is everlasting strength."

Engraved as onto solid rock
The mighty promise shines;
Nor can the powers of darkness mock
Those everlasting lines.