Trust God’s promises! When the Lord pledges to fulfill a specified act, you can rest assured that He certainly will fulfill it. I want you read the following passages and let the reality of truth sink deep within your spirit. Yes and Amen!
“Whatever God has promised gets stamped with the Yes of Jesus. In him, this is what we preach and pray, the great Amen, God’s Yes and our Yes together, gloriously evident. God affirms us, making us a sure thing in Christ, putting his Yes within us. By his Spirit he has stamped us with his eternal pledge—a sure beginning of what he is destined to complete.” (2 Corinthians 1:20-22 MSG)
“His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.” (2 Peter 1:3-4 NIV)
“God made great and marvelous promises, so that his nature would become part of us.” (2 Peter 1:4a CEV)
Many songs have been written lifting up this wonderful assurance and several are playing inside my head right now. I can hear those trumpets in the background of Russell Fragar’s “Yes & Amen” (1997 HillSong Music). I can imagine the harmonica that the Brownsville Revival worship team accented for “All Your Promises” (Andrew Smith, 1995 Mercy/Vineyard). Jared Anderson’s voice is ringing out, “All Your promises won’t let go of me” (“Promises,” 2006 Vertical Worship). You could probably find versions of all those songs on youtube. I bet you can think of more songs extolling God’s promises.
Can any of you remember singing the hymn “Standing on the Promises“? When I was about eleven years old, I was intrigued by the added bass melody on the chorus. One of the older men in the choir had a deep bass voice that would rumble through each time we sang it at church. I recall trying to get my voice to sing as LOW as I could go, “Standing on the promises, standing on the promises!” I tried! I really did, but I never could get my voice down to that register. However, all my private attempts to sing “bass” ended up giving me a reminder of where I can rest my faith.
Even in a world of doubt and uncertainty, the Bible remains a steadfast foundation. The promises of God’s Word are worth celebrating! If my Grandma Martin was alive, I bet she would say, “Let’s stand and sing the first, second and fourth verses!”
Standing on the promises of Christ my King; Thro’ eternal ages let His praises ring
Glory in the highest I will shout and sing – Standing on the promises of God
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Standing on the promises that cannot fail; When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail
By the living Word of God I shall prevail – Standing on the promises of God
Standing on the promises of Christ the Lord; Bound to Him eternally by love’s strong cord
Overcoming daily with the Spirit’s Sword – Standing on the promises of God
Standing (standing on the promises) [Come on sing out! Basses, let me hear you.]
Standing (standing on the promises)
Standing on the promises of God my Savior
Standing (standing on the promises)
Standing (standing on the promises)
I’m standing on the promises of God. [Russell Kelso Carter, public domain, 1886]
I wonder if my nephew Garrison knows this hymn. Hey, Garrison, were God’s promises on your mind when this picture was taken?
