| “So the LORD has fulfilled His word which He spoke; and I have filled the position of my father David, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised; and I have built a temple for the name of the LORD God of Israel.” – 1 Kings 8:20 |
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| God fulfills His Promises As King Solomon recaps all that has taken place in building the temple that was first in the heart of his father David, he tells us that God fulfills His promises. This is the second time in just a few verses that Solomon proclaimed that God keeps His promises. In 1 Kings 8:15, he said, “And he said, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who with His hand has fulfilled what he promised with his mouth to David my father.” Just as God fulfilled His promises to Solomon, you can STAND firm on the promises of God. Do you believe what you just read? Do you believe that you serve a PROMISE KEEPING HEAVENLY FATHER? Do you believe that He says what He means and means what He says? I present those pointed questions because how we think and what we believe about God impacts our praying and our living. One of the greatest questions to be answered is CAN YOU TRUST GOD? CAN YOU TRUST GOD? Can you truly trust GOD with your salvation? Can you truly TRUST God with your life? Can YOU truly trust God to do what He says He will do? In getting an affirmative answer to those pointed questions it is always good to look at one’s track record. Our God has a long track record of keeping His promises. As chapter 8 of 1 Kings wraps up Solomon says these words about God’s promises: “Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel, according to all that He promised. There has not failed one word of all His good promise, which He promised through His servant Moses.” Not one word has failed. Our verse to DATE the Word on August 20 (8/20) is 1 Kings 8:20. It says, “So the LORD has fulfilled His word which He spoke and I have filled the position of my father David, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised; and I have built a temple for the name of the LORD God of Israel.” The apostle Peter wrote that the believer has been given exceedingly great and precious promises (2 Peter 1:4). As you ponder on God’s promises what is (are) the most precious promise (promises) you have from God? Continue Strong standing firmly on the precious promises of God, And remember to DATE the Word BTW – my most precious promise from God is that He will never leave nor forsake me. His presence is the most precious promise to me! |