“The Lord’s promises are pure, like silver refined in a furnace, purified seven times over” (Psalm 12:6 NLT).
Might I make an overview of our doubting selves? It’s about our trust in the Lord and His promises. Or, rather, our lack of trust in the Lord and His promises. We might be more willing, more able to believe in the purity (the sureness, the completeness, the soundness) of God’s promises if we had some example of pure-ness in our lives.
The gold bands we wear around our fingers aren’t pure gold.
The tacos we eat at Taco John’s aren’t pure beef.
The water systems we drink from aren’t pure.
The National Parks (for which we pay good tax money and high entry fees) are no longer pure.
Social circles laugh at the thought of purity when there are so many people to hook up with in the world.
The blue skies are no longer pure, but polluted with smog, airplane exhaust tracks and enough satellite waves to send this devotional across the miles.
We have no basis against which to hold God’s pure promises. We cannot fathom something purified. Something recycled, something rescued from the landfill or something re-used, possibly—but not pure.
God’s promises are pure—completely believable, trustworthy and backed. God’s promises leave no room for doubt. His record proves to us, and has for many generations, that what He says, He’ll do.
Malinda Edgell
Illinois
PRAY TOGETHER: Pray for Sunday school teachers in your church. Ask God to give them instruction and fresh insights to share concerning God’s pure promises.
