God Always Keeps His Promises

According to the “faith in faith” crowd, you must have a faith that never doubts, then let me tell you frankly. I have no such faith. You ask me if I doubt the power of my faith, and my answer is always yes. Still, if you ask me about the object of my faith, God the Father almighty, I do not doubt that when I pray to Him in Jesus' name, he will always answer according to his infinite wisdom and unfailing love. I have no doubts whatsoever. Yes, I tell him what I want, but then I ask him not to do what I wish unless I want what he wants. I am a man, and he is God. My understanding of reality is like a drop of water compared to the ocean of God’s understanding. I may want something that will work against the will of God, and so I say in the words of Jesus, “Nevertheless not what I want, but your will be done.” Then my disease, my problem, is in his hands. I can go in peace because God is trustworthy.

God promised Israel that they would possess the promised land forever. For almost 2000 years, from AD 70 to 1948, Israel was out of the land God had promised. Did God’s promise to Israel fail? Not in the least. He gave them something better than the promised land. He gave them Jesus, the promised Messiah. He gave them eternal life through faith in Jesus. He gave them something better than land. He gave them Jesus. For no matter how many promises God has made, they are yes in Christ.” (2 Corinthians 1:20).

Yes, God always keeps His promises, but how? Anything he has ever promised to the world is fulfilled and transcended by the gift of his only begotten Son. Since Jesus Christ brings us eternal life and blessedness, we have everything if we have Him. If God does not always honor our temporal request for health and wealth, we cannot accuse him of failing to keep his promises. To do so is to fail to appreciate the value of Jesus. God encourages us to ask what we will and to approach his throne boldly in the name of Jesus. If I am sick and pray for health but do not receive health, I still have Christ, and He is much more valuable than health. If I pray for my financial needs and do not receive an answer, I still have Christ, who is more valuable than all the world’s wealth. Since God has already given us his best, we can be confident that he will freely give us whatever we need and withhold from us those things not in harmony with his grand overall purposes. If I have faith in God and receive His Son, I have everything I need and can proclaim with conviction that God always keeps His promises. I will affirm with Paul that no matter how many promises God has made, they are yes in Christ.

Christmas, what does it mean? Christmas means God has fulfilled all His promises to the world by the gift of Jesus. Those who trust Him will have an eternity of good health, an eternity of joy. God has fulfilled all His promises in the birth, life, death, and resurrection of His Son. Trust Him, and you will never feel shortchanged by God!