THE INFALLIBILITY OF DIVINE PRONOUNCEMENTS
Hebrews 6:18; Isaiah 55:9-11; 2 Timothy 3:16
One attribute of God that makes Him unique in all ramifications is the fact that He doesn’t change and He is not prone to error as it is the case with humans. God is perfect in all His ways and pure in all His dealings. The Scriptures says in Psalms 119:89 that, “Forever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.” All the words from God are infallible, there is no error of any kind in His word. There are various pronouncements in the Scriptures that came to pass just as they were said. Starting from Genesis, when God told the man not to eat the fruit of the forbidden tree, He equally told the man what would be the aftermath effect of disobedience to the divine injunction. When man disobeyed God, a pronouncement of judgment came and since then things never remained the same for humanity. The power of His word has not diminished, it is still efficacious and powerful and has the power to accomplish whatsoever He wishes. There is no error in God’s pronouncements. Solomon made this submission when he was dedicating the temple “Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant” (1 Kings 8:56). All His pronouncements in the time past came to pass so are all His pronouncements concerning your life will come to pass in Jesus name.
COMPREHENSIVE PERSPECTIVES OF DIVINE PRONOUNCEMENTS
Isaiah 55:9-11; Psalms 89:34-36; 1 Samuel 16:13; Psalms 89:20; Acts 13:22
There are many divine pronouncements in the Scriptures. We will consider some of them and see their infallibilities.
· Warning about the tree of knowledge of good and evil - Genesis 2:15-17. The results of disobedience to it - Genesis 3:17-19
· The promise of the Messiah - Genesis 3:15. Fulfillment – Matthew 1:21
· Pronouncement on the coming destruction of the world of the antediluvian Genesis 6:7. The destruction came - Genesis 7:11,21,22
· Promise of a child of promise to Abraham - Genesis 15:4. It's fulfillment - Genesis 21:1
· Promise of the deliverance of Israel from the land of Egypt - Exodus 3:7. It's fulfillment - Exodus 12:51
· The promise of the Prophet - Deuteronomy 18:18,19. See Acts 7:37,38
· God’s pronouncement about David - Psalms 89:20, compare Acts 13:22
· Elisha’s pronouncement of plenty in Samaria - 2 Kings 7:1. Fulfillment - 2 Kings 7:16
· God’s verdict on sinning soul - Ezekiel 18:4, compare Psalms 9:17 and Romans 3;23
· Pronouncement about the coming Saviour - Isaiah 9:6,7. Fulfillment – Matthew 1:21; Luke 19:10
· Paul’s and company’s safety pronounced by the Lord - Acts 27:22. Fulfillment - Acts 27:44.
Anything pronounced by God will definitely come to pass. God said that David was going to lead His people, despite the hostility from King Saul to kill him, God brought him to the throne and he fulfilled God’s purpose and plan for his life.
CONCRETE PROOFS OF THE INFALLIBILITY OF GOD’S PRONOUNCEMENTS
1 Kings 8:56; Malachi 3:6; Hebrews 6:18; Matthew 24:35; Job 5:27; 2 Corinthians 1:20.
King Solomon made this observation when he saw the reality of the fulfillment of God’s promises and the infallibility of His word: “Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant” (1 Kings 8:56). There are a lot of passages in the Scriptures that confirm the infallibility of God’s pronouncements as we have seen above. Whatsoever God says in His word has no error and is bound to come to fulfillment. “So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it” (Isaiah 55:11). Even a Balaam who wanted to curse the people of God who was hired by a king of Moab had no option than to proclaim the infallibility of God’s word in Numbers 23:19, where he said “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?” we need to be rest assured that whatsoever He says has no error and will definitely come to pass as “…all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us” (2 Corinthians 1:20).
OUR COMMITMENTS TO PROFIT FROM GOD’S INFALLIBLE PRONOUNCEMENTS
Psalms 119:60; James 1:22-24; Proverbs 30:5,6; Job 5:27; Lamentations 3:22-24
God has a lot of packages for us His children in His word, all we need to do to profit from His word is to live according to His word and obey His divine injunctions. James is admonishing us: “But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves” (James 1:22). The Psalmist says in Psalms 119:60 that “I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.”
Sinners must repent and accept His free offer of salvation; backsliders should repent and restitutes their ways so as to partake in the blessings in His word. Believers need to know that doing the word brings blessings than mere hearing and not putting the word into practice. In order to get the best from God’s word, we should approach His word with learning spirit and humility of heart. Here is Job’s conclusion to the infallibility of God’s pronouncements: “Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good” (Job 5:27).
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