Anyone Can Promise

Thus says the Lord who made the earth, the Lord who formed it to establish it, the Lord is His name, “Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.”  – Jeremiah 33:2-3

He looked into her eyes and promised, “I swear I’ll pick you up for work on time tomorrow!” She struggled to believe him since it was the fourth time that month he was late, and her boss was growing impatient with her consistent tardiness.

She promised her little brother, “I won’t ever hit you again. Just don’t tell Mom!” For some reason the little fellow doubted his older sister’s words as his arm throbbed in pain.

The young couple stood in front of the assembled family and friends in the breath-taking venue overlooking the ocean and repeated the vows, “I promise to love you for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, until death do us part.” The married couples present knew how difficult it would be to keep that promise.

Have you ever wondered why we are so bad about keeping our promises? The promise, no matter how grandiose, is only as good as the character of the one making it. That’s why God always keeps His promises to us! He made the world, and His character is impeccable.

God has given us many incredible promises: “He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature” (2 Peter 1:3-4). Then why don’t we live amazing lives of faith and victory? Maybe we don’t know God as well as we think we do—we don’t trust Him and His promises. The Bible says, “The people who know their God will display strength and take action” (Daniel 11:32). Seek to experience God on a deeper level and believe His extravagant promises. He can be trusted!