Isaiah 46:8-11 English Standard Version (ESV)
8 “Remember this
and stand firm,
recall it to mind, you transgressors,
9 remember
the former things of old;
for I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is none like me,
10 declaring the
end from the beginning
and from ancient times things not yet done,
saying, ‘My counsel shall stand,
and I will accomplish all my purpose,’
11 calling a
bird of prey from the east,
the man of my counsel from a far country.
I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass;
I have purposed, and I will do it.
Philippians 2:13 English Standard Version (ESV)
13 for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
Nothing has changed in this regard. We have changed but that was God’s will, purpose and His good pleasure. God has not changed. We changed. Not so much as we have accomplished anything beyond believing on our Lord Jesus Christ by faith. We now live this life of faith and somehow think that we have accomplished something.
Isaiah 61:6-8 English Standard Version (ESV)
6 but you shall be called the priests of the Lord;
they shall speak of you as the ministers of our God;
you shall eat the wealth of the nations,
and in their glory you shall boast.
7 Instead of your shame there shall be a double portion;
instead of dishonor they shall rejoice in their lot;
therefore in their land they shall possess a double
portion;
they shall have everlasting joy.
8 For I the Lord love
justice;
I hate robbery and wrong;
I will faithfully give them their recompense,
and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.