Beautiful Word Devotional #246

[God] has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

2 Peter 1:4

When God promises something, he will always come through. You can trust what he says, and you can rely on his being faithful to his promises.

God, for instance, promised to bless the nation of Israel—which he ultimately did when he sent Jesus Christ as an unexpected kind of King. God also promised to remove our heart of stone and give us a heart of flesh, a new heart that longs to do what he wants us to do. God promised to save us from our sin, give us the Holy Spirit, and enable us to live godly lives.

You can absolutely rely on God’s promises. After all, many of them have already been fulfilled in Jesus Christ. And know that the promised Holy Spirit is within you. He will enable you to withstand trials and temptations as you wait for the fulfillment of other promises God has made.

Lord, thank you that you are a Promise Maker and a Promise Keeper! Amen.