The auto mechanic promised to have the car fixed by five. Now, he says it will take two more days and you have no way to get home from work today and to work for the next two days. Plus you have to get your daughter to piano lessons and your son to soccer practice.
You called the store and they said that they had plenty of the items you need for the dinner you planned for your boss. You make it to the store and find that they are all out of one key ingredient. The dinner is planned for two hours from now. You don’t have time to change the menu or search for the missing ingredient.
Your boss promised to give you a substantial raise in three months. Four months have passed and still no raise. The bills are stacking up and the refrigerator sounds like it is ready to explode. When promises are made to us, we count on the trustworthiness of the promise-giver.
Sadly, in today’s world promises are often left unfulfilled and we have to find another way to work through our struggles. Fortunately, God always fulfills His promises. So His promise to give forgiveness of sins and salvation to all who believe in Jesus Christ is a certainty that we can count on. We can rest on His promise to meet our needs. We know with full assurance that He will work all things together for good if we love Him and are called according to His purpose. God has the power and authority to fulfill His promises. And He is good and loves us so He will work for our good.
Hebrews 10:23 says, “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.” Because God is faithful to His promises and to us, we should respond in faithfulness to Him. He is worthy of our sincere faith and love.
Reluctant Retiree 