My Bible concordance includes almost fifty references in the Bible regarding Promise, Promised, Promises, etc., so it must be important to God that we consider the concept in our Christian walk. We’re familiar with several of these. For instance, after Noah’s flood, God promised, with the rainbow, to never destroy the whole earth again by flood. In Peter’s Pentecost speech, he talks about the coming of the promised Holy Spirit.
We live on promises, don’t we? After cruel winter, we await with keen anticipation the promise of springtime. Every engaged couple yearns for the promise of their lives spent together. We save for months to fulfill promises of special gifts. Even more valuable and treasured is the promise that after this life–wait for it, wait for it–there is eternity spent with the Lord, away from the troubles of this mortal life.
Revelation tells us we are to wait with patient endurance for persecution to end. The promise is that God will limit the suffering, and that He will grant the endurance to overcome and the reward that will follow. During Lent, let us focus on the promises of God, for we can indeed count on them. The prophets spoke of the promise of a Savior, and that Savior came, true to God’s promise, and we can rejoice, as His followers, that we are overcomers because Jesus paid the price for our sins and transgressions. Lent is a good time to be thankful for promises.
My Psalm 314: Promise
MY PSALM 314 PROMISE
Almighty God, Creator of the Universe,
Yet My Heavenly Father,
I praise Your Holy and Mighty Name
In thanksgiving for Your promises.
I thank You that You covenanted to be my God
And to provide for my salvation in Your Son, Jesus.
I thank You that You desire a relationship with me,
Even this sinful child
And that You promise to be My Heavenly Father
Both here and in eternity.
I praise You, Lord.
I thank You for providing seedtime and harvest,
Day and night, seasons and cycles of Your Providence.
I thank You for providing sunshine and rain,
And guidance about how to live my life to Your honor.
I thank You for loving relationships,
For knowing good and bad. and having free will to choose.
I thank You for the beauty of Your creation,
For sparkling water and tall mountains,
For trees and flowers in colors of beauty,
For animals and fish and birds of the air,
And all things that remind us of Your Power and creativity.
I thank You for hope, that You promise us all good things.
I thank You for Your grace and mercy. Amen.
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