3 December | Youth
«For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.” And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.» Hebrews 6:13-15
The Bible has thousands of promises. Some of them should fit your needs. From everything I have been through, I can say that God’s promises are infallible.
When Abraham called his oldest servant to give him the mission of finding a wife for his son Isaac, he asked him to swear that he would look for a woman from his people.
Eliezer immediately understood that this was a gigantic mission and asked if he could take Isaac with him. Abraham said no.
We can imagine Abraham saying, “Listen, I am not sending you because I think I should. I am sending you because this is part of God’s plan for my life. The Lord will send His angel to go before you.” Abraham held fast to God’s promises. The Eternal Being had promised him that He would make him the father of a great nation. The Lord swore by His name. Abraham trusted this promise.
We do not achieve remarkable things because we are capable. We may have some abilities, but they were given to us by God for a purpose. All our achievements and accomplishments are the fulfillment of God’s plans for our lives. His promises are faithful and true.
We need to learn to hold on to them. “The Bible contains thousands of promises. It is God’s signed check-book,” wrote Frederick B. Meyer. Although he had no children, Abraham was destined to be “the father of a great nation.” He trusted that the Lord would multiply his descendants when his son was born. He knew it was a matter of time before the promise was fulfilled.
Why is it important to learn to depend on God’s promises? The answer is this: the path is tortuous, and life can be complicated, but there will always be moments when you only have God’s promises to hold on to. God honors His commitments. Rest in His promises.