Every Good And Perfect Gift Is From ABove

James 1:16-17 - Don't be deceived, my dear brothers. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

1 Corinthians 6:9

Numbers 23:19 - God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?

Malachi 3:6 - "I the LORD do not change. So you, O descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.

James 1:5 - If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

Conclusions:

• People who engage in the practices of 1 Corinthians 6:9 as well as the other offenders in 1 Corinthians 6:10, are explicitly excluded from God’s kingdom
• “God is not a man, that He should lie” describes the unchangeability of the Lord and the integrity of His word
• Balaam is a foil for God—constantly shifting, lying, misleading, changing—a prime example of the distinction between God and man
• Contrary to what many in Malachi’s day were thinking, God remains faithful to His covenant
• Israel was not destroyed in spite of Israel’s history of unfaithfulness
• Wisdom enables one to face trials with pure joy
• Wisdom is not just acquired information but practical insight with spiritual implications

Application:

• Do you engage in the practices of 1 Corinthians 6:9?
• Are you constantly shifting, lying, misleading and changing?
• Do you have a history of unfaithfulness?
• Do you have practical insight?

All Scripture verses taken from NIV

Conclusions derived from NIV Study Bible