“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, thank you. May we never forget, and may we more fully believe: Jesus is your “Yes!”, and the Spirit is your guarantee of everything you promised in the Bible. This doesn’t make life easy, but it does tame our fears and fuel our hope.
Whether we’re waking up to the horrors of war (which we are), the uncertainty of health challenges, how little we are like Jesus, or how much we’d love to control outcomes… every “episode” of world history and chapter in our stories bows its knee to your sovereign purposes.
So what are some of your promises that claim us on this October Tuesday? You promised to eradicate all sin, evil, and brokenness, and usher in the new heaven and new earth at Jesus’ return. This moves us to sigh with relief and cry out, “Thank you, and how soon, Abba?”
You promised to redeem your every-nation family—a family so big, you used stars, sand, and dust as its numeric descriptor. You promised to finish making all things new (Rev.21:5) and to complete your good work in us (Phil.1:6). This dazzles us, and moves us to shout with joy, “Hallelujah!”
You promised Jesus IS our already our perfect “righteousness, holiness, and redemption” (1Cor.1:30), and that you will love and keep us all the way Home. This moves us to weep and worship, and loudly proclaim… “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!” (Rev.5:13). So Very Amen.