Notes From the Pastor's Desk

April 27, 2025

Five Nevers from the Bible

It is interesting to study the Bible as we see how one particular word is used in various places. The word “never” means “not at all or absolutely not.” We are going to look at this word in the way it is used five times in the Word of God. It will be enlightening and informing.

I. The Never Of A Quenched Thirst

(Jn. 6:35). Those who are Christ's do not thirst for salvation or for satisfaction. One day when I was thirsty for salvation, the Lord brought me to the well of grace, and I have never wanted for salvation since. A thirst is an unquenched desire. We may thirst for more of the manifestation of the Lord's presence in us, but once we are saved, salvation is ours.

II. The Never Of An Unfailing Presence

(Heb. 13:5). What a wonderful promise to know our Lord said, “I will never leave thee nor forsake thee.” The word “leave” means “not to uphold or to sink.” What a blessing to know that the Lord will not let His people sink in the storms of this present, troublesome life! The word “forsake” has the idea of to “abandon, desert, or to leave helpless.” God has pledged himself to us as His saints.

III. The Never Of A Future Separation

(John 8:51). The reference to death in this verse is not a promise that we will not die physically. In time, if the Lord does not come soon, many believers will physically die one by one. The words of Jesus here deal with eternal death, which is eternal separation from God in misery forever.

IV. The Never Of An Unfailing Love

(1 Cor. 13:8). Love will never fail. Tongues, prophecy and knowledge will all fade away one day, but what love does will be forever. When you read the characteristics of the operation of love in 1 Cor. 13, you will have to say it will not and cannot fail. Love has a permanency about it that is indisputable. Love will never be without good and lasting effects.

V. The Never Of An Imperishable Life

(Jn. 10:29) The word “perish” means “to devote or give over to eternal misery in hell.” The Greek word is translated “be lost” five times-and “lost” four times. The word comes from a root word that speaks of “separation” or “distance.” The saint of God will never face eternal misery in hell.