God's Faithful Promises

by W. Frank Walton

“He who promised is faithful” (Heb 10:23).

The Hebrew writer gives encouragement to the tired, depressed faith of Jewish Christians ready to defect back to Judaism. He urges, “It’s worth it to hang in there by faith in Christ! You can count on God to help you! He is utterly dependable to perform what He has promised.” “Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised” (Heb 10:35-36).

So, divine promises give us hanging on power, whatever comes our way. To the persecuted Christians under imperial Roman paganism, the apostle Peter offers hope by reminding them that the gospel of Christ contains “exceedingly great and precious promises” (2 Pet 1:4).

No one can point to any instance where God has failed to keep His promises. We’ve all been disappointed by people who did not keep their promises to us. Countries may default on their bonds, but God cannot lie and will never fail to keep His promises. He will perform, in due time, His assured promises, which gives us “strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us” (Heb 6:18).

In All the Promises of the Bible, Herbert Lockyer reports that Everet Storms in 1956 counted up all the promises of God to man in the Bible, during his 27th reading of the entire Bible. He figured (in studying for over 18 months) that there are 7,487 promises to man in 31,173 verses of the entire Bible. The Bible is a general treasury of divine promises that we can bank on. How many have we claimed and are depending upon?

God’s promises all dovetail affirmatively into the person and work of Jesus Christ. “For as many as are the promises of God, in Him they are yes; therefore also through Him is our Amen to the glory of God through us” (2 Cor 1:20). God promised a coming Savior to bless the world (Gen 3:15, 12:3). This plan of salvation has been offered to all, without exception or distinction, on the gracious condition of obedient faith (Gal 3:8, Jn 6:37).

God has promised that anyone, through Christ, can go to heaven who really wants to go the Lord’s way of trusting, loving obedience (Matt 11:28, Jn 14:6, Heb 5:9)! Jesus is always with His true church (Matt 28:20).

The Lord will not forsake us and can take care of us, regardless of what men may do to us (Heb 13:5-6). He will not allow any temptation to overwhelm us (1 Cor 10:13). Jesus will return one day for us to take us Home (Jn 14:1-3). There are dozens more….

 

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