11 It is a trustworthy statement:
For if we died with Him, we will also live with Him;
12 If we endure, we will also reign with Him;
If we deny Him, He also will deny us;
13 If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself. 2 Timothy 2:11-13
Nothing is impossible with God. Faced with difficult and trying times, we often take comfort in the fact that God can help us no matter how tough the problem.
Yet even God cannot make a square circle. He cannot make a stone that is bigger than he can lift. These are logical impossibilities.
Here in verse 13 we find something else that God cannot do. He cannot act out of character. He cannot be unfaithful. He cannot deny himself.
God demands certain qualities of us. He demands justice, love, gentleness, humility, mercy and faithfulness among other characteristics. He cannot be or do the opposite.
Let us take comfort in the fact that God is all that he demands of us. He cannot deny himself.
– SSxG