The Cambridge Dictionary simply defines Promise as this: “To tell someone that you will certainly do something”.

There are over 200 direct references to this word in the Bible and hundreds of other words that describe promises of God. Yet, it is a struggle to fully trust in God’s promises. Is this, perhaps, because that promises made to us have been broken and we have broken them too (I certainly have!)?

How then does one learn to trust in the promises of God? Before we study the promises of God in the Bible, it is important to understand the nature of the person making the promise.

A) Let us through scriptures look at 3 reasons on why we should trust in his promises.

Numbers 23:19
God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?

First reason : Because God does not lie

Humans can lie even while promising . God always promises in truth

Second reason: Because God does not change his mind

Sometimes humans promise but later change their mind. God does not change his mind. He always fulfils his promises.

Romans 4:21
being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.

Third reason: Because God has the power to do what he has promised

Sometimes even if we are sincere while making promises, we don’t fulfil them because several things are beyond our control. E.g. If I promised that I would take care of you all your life, the problem is that I may not be alive throughout your entire life to take care of you. Or, I may lose my job and not have money to take care of you. Yet, the Bible assures that God has all the power to fulfil the promise he makes.

Joshua 21:45
Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to Israel failed; everyone was fulfilled.

The above scripture is so encouraging. Joshua testifies that every one of God’s promise was fulfilled.

B) Now that we have seen why we should trust in God’s promises, let us see what happens when we trust in the promises of God

2 Peter 1:4
Through these he 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.

The scripture above assures us that through the promises of God, we participate in God’s nature and that the promises can change our lives

C) So what is expected from us ?

Hebrews 10:23
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.

Life application Let us ask ourselves
- “Do I really trust in the promises of God?”
- “Which are the promises of God that I don’t trust? Why?”

Challenge

Based on the scriptures we studied today, make a decision to trust in God’s promises.