God’s Promises

‘Promises promises.’ Sometimes we can come to the Word of God in this way. Maybe it is because of promises that were given to us in the past that were never fulfilled. I want to remind you that God never fails to keep His promises. A ‘not yet’ is not a ‘never will be.’ This is the key emphasis that God makes to the nation of Judah in Habakkuk 2:3. After telling Habakkuk to write the vision for all to see so that they might respond accordingly, God then goes on to emphasize that although the fulfillment of the promise might take a while they can be certain that the fulfillment is coming. Note God’s emphasis:

The message I give you
waits for the time I have appointed.
It speaks about what is going to happen.
And all of it will come true.
It might take a while.
But wait for it.
You can be sure it will come.
It will happen when I want it to.
(New International Version)

What promises of God are you trusting in and waiting on to be fulfilled? However great it might seem to be, and however long it might be taking don’t give up on it. Don’t lose heart and don’t cease to wait in excited expectation. God is not a man that He should lie ‘so though it tarries, wait for it.’

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