Day 15 — The God Who Cannot Lie
Numbers 23:19; Titus 1:2
“Can I really believe that?”
We ask that question about news stories, advertisements, explanations, and promises. Sometimes people misunderstand the facts. Sometimes they tell us what we want to hear. And sometimes they deliberately hide the truth.
Even people we trust can be mistaken.
But God never is.
God knows all things perfectly, and everything He says is true. He never exaggerates, misleads, or makes a promise He cannot keep.
Numbers 23:19 declares, “God is not a man, that He should lie.”
These words were spoken when Balak wanted Balaam to curse Israel. But God’s blessing could not be overturned by a king’s wishes. What God had spoken would stand.
Titus 1:2 describes Him simply as “God, who cannot lie.”
That does not reveal a weakness in God. It reveals the perfection of His character. Lying would contradict His holiness and truthfulness. God cannot become dishonest any more than He can stop being God.
His truth does not shift with popular opinion, and His Word does not become less reliable when our feelings change.
That is comforting—but it is also sobering.
We can trust God when He speaks about His love and mercy. We must also believe Him when He speaks about sin and judgment. We cannot accept the promises we like while dismissing the warnings we would rather avoid.
God tells us the truth about our condition: we are guilty sinners who cannot save ourselves and need the mercy of God in Christ.
He also tells us the truth about our hope.
Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, came into the world and lived without sin. He died in the place of sinners and rose again.
By His grace, God calls us to turn from sin and trust in Jesus. Everyone who does receives forgiveness and eternal life—not because repentance or faith earns salvation, but because God graciously saves sinners through Christ.
Our assurance rests on Christ’s saving work and God’s trustworthy promise, not on how confident we feel each day.
Trusting God’s truthfulness does not mean every verse promises us whatever outcome we desire. We must read His Word in context, remembering who is being addressed and what God actually promises.
He has not promised an easy life. But He has promised that those who belong to Christ will never be abandoned and that their future with Him is secure.
Because we belong to the God of truth, our own words should reflect His character. We do not tell the truth to earn His acceptance. We speak honestly because His grace is changing us.
When feelings are unsettled and voices around us disagree, we have somewhere solid to stand.
God’s Word is true.
The One who speaks it cannot lie.
Reflection
Are there truths in God’s Word you find easier to accept than others?
When your feelings change, what helps you remember that God’s promises have not changed?
How should belonging to the God of truth shape the way you speak?
Prayer
God of truth, thank You that Your Word is completely trustworthy. Forgive me for believing my feelings above what You have said or avoiding truths I do not want to hear. Thank You for graciously saving guilty sinners through Jesus. Help me rest in Your truth and reflect Your character through honest words. Amen.