Made and Kept

“Thus says the Lord, ‘Heaven is my throne and earth is my footstool. For all these things I have made and all those things exist’.” Isaiah 66:1-2

We have looked at parents who make promises they can’t keep. We see politicians making promises they have no intention or power to keep. We can almost begin to believe that promises are simply made to be broken. They are broken because the promiser is either powerless to keep them or not sincere in making them. Then we consider the promises of God.

God is the maker of heaven and earth. Obviously He is able to keep whatever promise He makes. He is, after all, all powerful. Then we see that God sent His own Son to die for the sins of mankind, a promise He had made to Adam way back in the Garden. That shows that He is sincere in the promises He makes. All the promises of God are certain, even if they take some time to fulfill. He will do what He said and we can count on it. Forgiveness of sins, new heaven and earth, hope for each day, joy in the midst of turmoil; He has promised them all and He will fulfill each and every one. Praise God for His wonderful promises.

Dear Father, We thank You that You both make and keep all Your promises. Amen. 

  The Friday Benediction

Until Monday, my friends, may the good God envelop you with His grace; may you prove the common confession of faith, “I believe in the holy Christian church and in the fellowship of the saints”, and may you be enriched with joy and hope as you exercise that confession this weekend.  Amen

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