TEXT: 1 KINGS 8:
56
56 “Praise be to the Lord, who has given rest to his people Israel just as he promised. Not one word
has failed of all the good promises he gave through his servant Moses.”
God is not a man that He should lie. The scripture
made us to know in 2 Corinthians 1:20 that God’s word is yes and amen- What
does this mean? It means that when God speaks it will come to pass; all you
need to do is to believe with faith.
God is not a talkative that loves to talk for fun
or for the sake of talking without being serious about his words.
Once He speaks, He will fulfil His word because
our God is a God of integrity- He does not talk to impress because He does not
need to impress anybody.
God is capable of bringing all His promises to
pass because no situation can be beyond His power- He is above all situation-
He is God over everything.
God does not need to cajole or sweet talk anybody
to gain their favour.
On this note, when God promises you anything,
hold on to His promise without losing hope. It may tarry, it may seem not coming
forth, but no matter how long it takes, if the promise is from God He will
bring it to manifestation. The scripture says in Isaiah 55:11 “so shall my word be that goes forth from
my mouth, it shall not return to me void, but shall prosper in the thing for
which I sent it.”
Our text said “Blessed be the Lord who has given
rest to all His people Israel according to ALL THAT HE PROMISED, Not one word has failed of ALL THE GOOD
PROMISES HE GAVE THROUGH HIS SERVANT MOSES.
The children of Israel went through hardship,
trials and different difficult situations before they all the good promises
that the Lord promised them. He promised them a land flowing with milk and honey and He fulfilled His promise.
The lessons here are – waiting is inevitable to
enjoy the goodness of God.
Secondly, you may need to go through obstacles
and many difficult situations before His promises will come to pass in your life.
God never promised problem free life, He told us in John 16:33 that in this
world you will have tribulation, but be of good cheer because He (God) has
overcome the world. For the fact that a promise is from God does not mean it
will be easily achieved.
However, the best part of the promises of God is
that GOD WILL NOT FAIL HIS PROMISES- ALL WILL BE FULFILLED! Therefore, no
matter how long it takes, wait for the promises of God – let Him fulfil His
promises for you in His own time. Don’t look elsewhere for the fulfilment of
God’s promise. Wait patiently and expectantly. Shalom!
