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"Come now, and
let us reason together, saith Jehovah," Isaiah 1:18. God invites us to a
dialogue about his promises. To listen before we talk is always good advice.
Let us hear what God says about his promises and then decide what we should
do. When Jesus wrote to the seven churches of Asia, at the close of each
message he said, "he that has ears let him hear what the Spirit says to the
churches," Revelation 2 and 3. Would it not be wise to listen to God then
make our decisions about his promises?
The writer of
the book of Hebrews records in chapter 10:23, "He is faithful who promised."
That is what men have found God to be throughout the centuries, "faithful to
his promises." We like to deal with anyone who has a track record of keeping
his promises.
God goes one
step further: He took an oath to his promises. Read Hebrews 6:13-18 and you
will find statements like these:
He swore by
himself.
The oath is
final for confirmation.
It is
impossible for God to lie...that we may have strong encouragement.
In a lifetime
of experience with God I have always found him to be faithful to his
promises. In Romans 1:1, 2 we find that God makes his promises to us through
his prophets IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. So to find God's promises we must read
the Bible. That is where they are found. In this series about God's promises
we will identify each of them in the Bible.
As we
identify each promise in the Bible we can trust the promises he makes. When
God expects us to meet conditions to receive the promises we will know what
they are, and we can meet them. What joy they bring to us!
Harvey
Childress, a friend. |
