THE IMMUTABILITY OF GOD

“I am the Lord, I change not; therefore you sons of Jacob are not consumed.”

Malachi 3:6.

IT has been said by someone that “the proper study of mankind is man.” I will not oppose the idea,

but I believe it is equally true that the proper study of God’s elect is God. The proper study of a Christian

is the Godhead. The highest science, the loftiest speculation, the mightiest philosophy which can

ever engage the attention of a child of God is the name, the nature, the person, the work, the doings and

the existence of the great God whom he calls his Father. There is something exceedingly improving to

the mind in a contemplation of the divinity. It is a subject so vast, that all our thoughts are lost in its immensity—

so deep that our pride is drowned in its infinity. Other subjects we can compass and grapple

with—in them we feel a kind of self-content and go our way with the thought, “Behold I am wise.” But

when we come to this master science, finding that our plumb line cannot sound its depth and that our

eagle eye cannot see its height, we turn away with the thoughts that vain man would be wise, but he is

like a wild ass’ colt and with the solemn exclamation, “I am but of yesterday and know nothing.” No

subject of contemplation will tend more to humble the mind, than thoughts of God. We shall be obliged

to feel—