THE PROMISE KEEPING GOD
After Abraham trusted God with his son, Isaac, God made a promise to Abraham. He said I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore.” (Genesis 22:17)
Abraham lived a long life, but did not see the fulfillment of that promise. Yet, he believed God. And God did fulfill the promise. Hebrews 6:15 says “And thus Abraham, having patiently waited, obtained the promise.” And Hebrews 11:12 says “Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grins of san by the seashore”. You can tell the writer of Hebrews knew the book of Genesis.
Who were these descendants? Those who believe in and follow Jesus Christ. Galatians 3:29 says “and if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to the promise.”
Long ago, God made a promise. He kept that promise. He kept it in his own timing and in his own way, but in a way greater than Abraham could have ever imagined. Abraham did not know how great the fulfillment of this promise would be, wrapped up in the coming of the Savior and his kingdom, but he believed and was blessed.
What does this mean for you? It means God will keep the promises he made to you as a believer in his Son. For example, “He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?” (Romans 8:32) God will give us all we need and more. He will give us eternal life, basking in him glory.
So hang in there. Abide in Christ in faith. No, you will not see all that God does when he is working. We walk by faith, not by sight. (2 Corinthians 5:7).
But he is working and he will keep his promises.
After Abraham trusted God with his son, Isaac, God made a promise to Abraham. He said I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore.” (Genesis 22:17)
Abraham lived a long life, but did not see the fulfillment of that promise. Yet, he believed God. And God did fulfill the promise. Hebrews 6:15 says “And thus Abraham, having patiently waited, obtained the promise.” And Hebrews 11:12 says “Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grins of san by the seashore”. You can tell the writer of Hebrews knew the book of Genesis.
Who were these descendants? Those who believe in and follow Jesus Christ. Galatians 3:29 says “and if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to the promise.”
Long ago, God made a promise. He kept that promise. He kept it in his own timing and in his own way, but in a way greater than Abraham could have ever imagined. Abraham did not know how great the fulfillment of this promise would be, wrapped up in the coming of the Savior and his kingdom, but he believed and was blessed.
What does this mean for you? It means God will keep the promises he made to you as a believer in his Son. For example, “He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?” (Romans 8:32) God will give us all we need and more. He will give us eternal life, basking in him glory.
So hang in there. Abide in Christ in faith. No, you will not see all that God does when he is working. We walk by faith, not by sight. (2 Corinthians 5:7).
But he is working and he will keep his promises.
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