Portable Capsules Of Grace

There has not failed one word of all His good promise.

1 Kings 8:56

A biblical promise is a tightly wrapped, power-packed, portable capsule of Scripture, written by God and designed to meet a specific need in our lives at a specific time and in a way that corresponds perfectly to His all-sufficient grace. The promises of God are His guarantees amid life’s uncertainties. They’re the basis of our lives of faith, and there are specific promises in the Bible to meet every condition and contingency in our lives.

Without God’s infallible promises, we have no assurance about anything—no hope, no security, no safety, no encouragement, and no comfort. His promises provide all those things in an endless supply of grace for us each moment of every day.

As George Müller once put it, “Many times when I could have gone insane from worry, I was at peace because my soul believed the truth of God’s promises.”

We can trust God’s promises. Not one word of them will fail, and we can both rest and rely on them for all our needs.

God’s promises mark the parameters of His grace. Spoken with the authority of His Word, they define His goodness, for He does what He has promised, and no less.

DAVID JEREMIAH