“No matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ… (God) put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.” (2 Cor 1:20-22)
Heavenly Father, how robustly and loudly are we permitted to say (shout) “Thank you!” on this October Monday? May we never forget, and may we more fully believe—Jesus is your absolute, not-exaggerating, no-fingers-crossed “Yes!” to everything you have promised in your Word. And Holy Spirit is the double-down guarantee, seal, and firstfruits of all this goodness.
This doesn’t make life easy, but it gives us a core of peace and a joy better than happiness. Your faithfulness and generosity are hope-igniting, fear-sabotaging, and mission-fueling. You are the Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and End, and everything in between. Every nanosecond of history is the unfolding of your faithfulness and generosity. What are some of your promises we cherish and relish today?
- You have promised to redeem a family for yourself from every people group, nation, and language, as numerous as “the stars, sand, and dust.”
- You have promised to eradicate all evil, sin, and. brokenness, and usher in the new heaven and new earth at Jesus’ return. Our future is awesomeness on Gospel-steroids.
- You have promised to finish making all things new through Jesus. You have promised to complete your good work in us—making us completely like Jesus. likeness.
- You have promised that Jesus is enough—our “righteousness, holiness, and redemption” (1 Cor. 1:30); and that you are working in all things for our good (Rom. 8:28).
- You have promised you love us as much as you love Jesus, and will keep us by and for Jesus (Jude 1). We are undone, redeemed, and so grateful. A HUGE So Very