“I promise you what I promised Moses: Everywhere you go, you will be on land I have given you…No one will be able to stand their ground against you as long as you live. For I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will not fail or abandon you” (Joshua 1:3-5 NLT).
Promises, promises, you say. You’ve been burned enough times to put very little stock in spoken promises—anyone’s, to be quite honest. You’ve suffered embarrassment, pain and emotional stress over someone’s so-called promises.
The thing is, brother and sister in Christ, it’s not just someone making these promises to us—it’s the Risen Lord.
The One who came back after His death—like He said He would.
The One who suffered and died for you to gain eternity—like He said He would.
The One who walks beside, ahead and carries you—like He said He would.
I understand you’re a little gun-shy of the promises made by people, but this promise? This promise spoken to you today? The promise that He has secured the very place you’ll set your feet? The promise that He is with you—at all times? The promise that He won’t leave or let you down?
Those are His promises to you as His child. And those promises, along with the many others He’s made, you can take to the bank.
Malinda Edgell
Illinois
PRAY TOGETHER: Delight in His promises to His people today. Rejoice in spirit with believers in the Eastern Hemisphere as they worship this evening and through the night hours.
