The Bible says, God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good (Numbers 23:19)? If people would embrace this one scripture in their innermost being, believe it and act on it every day, they would never again struggle with doubt and fear. Yet, in spite of what God has said and regardless of His spotless record in their life, they react to troubles and trials as if God is nothing more than a man.

The Bible plainly states that God is not a man, so why do people treat Him as such and act as if He is? Some expect God to keep His promises like most people keep promises; and unfortunately, the word of most people is usually weak and unreliable.

God Is the Great Creator

Consider this: Can a man mold and make another man out of the dust of the Earth and breathe life into him? Can a man give that molded clay an eternal soul? The LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul (Genesis 2:7).

Can a man speak a sun or a moon into existence or put billions of stars in the galaxy? God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night…And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also (Genesis 1:14,16).

Can a man hang the Earth upon nothing? He [God] stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing (Job 26:7).

Can a man create the millions of living creatures that walk on the Earth, fly in the air and swim in the sea? God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind…And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so (Genesis 1:21,24). Can a man do any of the things God has done? I ask these questions today to stir up your pure minds and your faith in God.

Only God Can Heal

If you purchase a product and it malfunctions, is it not reasonable to send it back to the manufacturer so it can be replaced or repaired? Of course it is, and it is the same with our human bodies. There are people who don’t believe God can or will heal our human bodies; but always remember that He is the one who created us; so no one knows how our bodies should function better than He does.

When God created man, He made him holy and in perfection; but when Adam and Eve disobeyed God, sin contaminated the human race, and God placed a curse upon the human body. That is why our bodies can malfunction at times and become afflicted or deformed. Sin caused the soul, mind and body to become contaminated with death; and God’s perfect product became defective.

Man was helpless to remedy his situation, so God sent His Only Begotten Son into the world to become a sacrifice for sin. But he [Jesus] was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed (Isaiah 53:5).

Jesus is the remedy for the sin curse, and He is the cure for all sickness. Through the divine blood Jesus spilled at the whipping post, you can go boldly before the maker of the human body; and He can create or re-create whatever sin has destroyed. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need (Hebrews 4:16). God has the answer for whatever your need is.

Jesus showed us that it was the Father’s will to heal people when He spent most of His time ministering to those who were sick and afflicted. Many times, Jesus would ask a person, Wilt thou be made whole (John 5:6)? What He was really asking was, “Will you let me fix not just one or two of your problems but every single problem in this defective product of yours?”

Claim the Promises

God is not a man; but through a lack of faith, many act as if God’s Word is no more reliable than the words of some people. They will promise to do something, but they may or may not follow through. God is not like that, and His Word is as strong as God Himself. He said, For I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass (Ezekiel 12:25).

When God does not answer some people’s prayers, they get confused and think that God does not keep all His promises; but God does keep every one of His promises when the conditions of those promises are met. God’s Word is full of promises for soul, mind and body as well as for spiritual, physical and financial blessings. God has given us promises to meet every need we could possibly have in this life; however, there are conditions that must be met for God to fulfil those promises.

Too many people miss it by trying to claim a promise of God without meeting its condition, and then the promise remains unfulfilled in their life. Before coming to God for help, you must take time to study what He has said about your issue and what He has said you can have. Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth (II Timothy 2:15).

You must know God’s promises and the conditions that must be met in order for those promises to be fulfilled. Then you have to put complete trust in those promises and obey all of the conditions God has laid out for them. If you make the effort to meet the conditions of God’s promises, then God is obligated to fulfill them. The Bible says that God is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him (Hebrews 11:6).

Use Divine Love and Faith

Remember all the mighty works God did before man was created. All of that was possible because God had complete liberty to do whatever He desired. He would speak, and the most incredible manifestations would take place; but that all changed when man came on the scene.

God gave man the power of free choice, and that has limited God again and again for the past 6000 years. People can choose whether to believe God or doubt Him, to trust God or rely on self and others, to yield to divine love or be bound in fear. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord (James 1:6,7). It is up to each person to decide what they want to do.

If you want God to move for you, don’t see Him as a man. Know He is Lord God Almighty and respect Him as such. Know He loves you with an unending love because He proved that love at Calvary. Then let that Calvary love purge you of all fear, doubt and unbelief because those things will hinder God from moving for you. For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind (II Timothy 1:7).

When Calvary love begins to churn inside you, it will operate the measure of divine faith that is given to all. God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith (Romans 12:3). The Bible also says that faith…worketh by love (Galatians 5:6).

Trust God Completely

Our God is not a man; and He invites His children to unload all of their cares, troubles and trials upon Him. Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you (I Peter 5:7). But some people prefer to unload everything on others.

When you are facing trouble or have a great burden, the first one you run to usually indicates who you trust the most. Unfortunately, many people run to family, friends or even a psychiatrist without ever thinking about going to God; but what can a man do that God can’t do? People can’t take your burdens; and besides, most people have plenty of their own. If they do listen to you, chances are they are only doing it to be polite or because they feel sorry for you; but there is no help in those things.

A psychiatrist will gladly listen to you for the right price, but all you do when you are there is vomit up your past troubles and then try to analyze the mess. You may get temporary relief from that, but that is not a remedy. The Bible says, Forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before (Philippians 3:13). The Lord will gladly take your burdens any time of the day or night and give you a song of peace, joy and happiness; and He will do it free of charge.

Some people trust the Lord enough to take their burdens to Him, but they don’t trust Him enough to leave them there. The Bible says, Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own [weak and foolish] understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths (Proverbs 3:5,6). When you obey the Lord in everything, He will direct your paths; and because He is not a man, you can put all your confidence in Him and trust Him to work things out for you. He has never let you down, and He never will.

God Cares

Jesus came to Earth to introduce us to the heavenly Father, and the Sermon on the Mount is a great introduction. In it, Jesus gives great insight into how much the Father cares for His children, and He tells us not to be troubled with the daily cares of life. Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment (Matthew 6:25)?

Jesus reminds us of all the birds His Father made and of how He provides for them every day. Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they (Matthew 6:26)?

Jesus points out that the Father even takes care of the lilies of the field. Consider the lilies of the field…even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith (Matthew 6:28–30)?

Jesus went on to say, What man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him (Matthew 7:9–11)?

No matter what the Bible says, some people believe it is the will of God for them or a loved one to be sick and afflicted, declaring that it keeps them humble before the Lord. People who make such claims do not know God, His ways or His promises; and their belief contradicts the Word of God which says, Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning (James 1:17). Have you ever seen a perfect gift of cancer or heart trouble, or a perfect deformity in a child? All trouble in the body comes from Satan and the curse of sin.

God is the great God of the universe. He holds all your tomorrows in His hands, and He has your best interest at heart. That is why Jesus proclaimed, But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you (Matthew 6:33).

Wait on the Lord

Our God has all power, all wisdom and all knowledge; so never pray to Him wanting your own way. That just tells God that you think you know what to do better than He does when the Bible plainly says, As for God, his way is perfect (Psalm 18:30).

You should never be disappointed in God’s will for your life or with His answers to your prayers…and don’t become impatient and fearful if He doesn’t move or answer your prayers when you think He should. God is not a man, and He knows exactly when to move. Wait upon Him in patience and with trust in His promises. The Bible says, Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all (Psalm 34:19). Notice that it says all of your afflictions, not just one or a few of them.

When you make a request to the Lord, immediately start praising Him even before the answer comes. Then patiently wait for the manifestation of deliverance. But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint (Isaiah 40:31).

When waiting upon the Lord for a miracle, never let false symptoms take the place of God’s promises. The devil tries to be sneaky and use those symptoms to make you think you didn’t receive deliverance, but Jesus said the devil is a thief and a robber (John 10:1). The devil can rob you of what God gives you if you are not careful.

The Bible says, They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy (Jonah 2:8). “Lying vanities” refer to false symptoms and troubling thoughts that are contrary to the promises of God, and those promises are His mercies towards humanity. So if you pay attention to false symptoms and troubling thoughts more than the promises of God, you forsake your mercy from God in those promises.

Never Limit God

Our God is not a man, and He is truly faithful. Keep that before you the next time you face a great trial, a deep valley or the devil tries to lay an affliction upon you. When you see that some people seem to be receiving from God more than others, it is because those who are receiving have learned not to tie God’s hands and limit Him in their life.

So many people today tie God’s hands through sin and disobedience or through grumbling, complaining, gossiping and sharing their opinions. They tie His hands through doubt, fear and unbelief rather than embracing the all-powerful Word of God. You must never tie His hands in your life, and you must never forget that God is not a man. Jesus said, With God all things are possible (Matthew 19:26). He also said, All things are possible to him that believeth (Mark 9:23).