Promises
By Lexi Cole Ellis
When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, Lord, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.
Psalm 94: 18-19 (NIV)
By Lexi Cole Ellis
When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, Lord, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.
Psalm 94: 18-19 (NIV)
I’ve always thought very
literally when it came to God’s Promises: never flooding the Earth again, never
will He leave us nor forsake us, etc. But a friend recently mentioned that
God’s “list” of promises are endless. This got me thinking… As defined in the
dictionary, a promise is to “assure someone that one will definitely do, or
give something.” [1] Suddenly,
verses left and right started revealing to me how often God assures us, how far
He’ll go for us and how amazing is the gift of relationship that He gives us.
It is true. There are promises galore in Scripture. God suddenly became the epitome of promises. His pursuit of us and the depths of His love for us - - despite our sin - - became a promise. His unending justice and mercy became a promise. His continual comfort became a promise.
The verse above, Psalm 94: 18-19, is a verse filled with promises. The first is the promise of support. “When I said, ‘My foot is slipping,’ your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.” God promises that when we feel vulnerable, uncomfortable, shaken or scared… His love is there to support. And it’s not just a love like we experience or have experienced here on Earth. It’s an unfailing love. His love is perfect and pure. His love doesn’t let us down. His love is not hidden with secret agendas. In self-identified times of struggle or trials, God promises to support us with His great love.
The second part of the above verse shows the promise of comfort that leads to joy. “When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.” What I was taken by is that God doesn’t promise to take away our anxiety in this verse. Instead, He promises that the joy is a by-product when we recognize the depths of His consolation. Joy is brought on when we put our trust in God’s comfort and meditate on how vast and active His love is.
God’s promises go way beyond never flooding the Earth again. His Word contains promises that are filled with truth and hope. I’m so thankful that God’s love is unfailing, His comfort brings joy, and His promises are endless and visible all throughout Scripture.
It is true. There are promises galore in Scripture. God suddenly became the epitome of promises. His pursuit of us and the depths of His love for us - - despite our sin - - became a promise. His unending justice and mercy became a promise. His continual comfort became a promise.
The verse above, Psalm 94: 18-19, is a verse filled with promises. The first is the promise of support. “When I said, ‘My foot is slipping,’ your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.” God promises that when we feel vulnerable, uncomfortable, shaken or scared… His love is there to support. And it’s not just a love like we experience or have experienced here on Earth. It’s an unfailing love. His love is perfect and pure. His love doesn’t let us down. His love is not hidden with secret agendas. In self-identified times of struggle or trials, God promises to support us with His great love.
The second part of the above verse shows the promise of comfort that leads to joy. “When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.” What I was taken by is that God doesn’t promise to take away our anxiety in this verse. Instead, He promises that the joy is a by-product when we recognize the depths of His consolation. Joy is brought on when we put our trust in God’s comfort and meditate on how vast and active His love is.
God’s promises go way beyond never flooding the Earth again. His Word contains promises that are filled with truth and hope. I’m so thankful that God’s love is unfailing, His comfort brings joy, and His promises are endless and visible all throughout Scripture.
GOING DEEPER:
1. Take
time to jot down some of the promises that you know God has made.
2. Take
time to look through some of His promises mentioned on this LINK.
FURTHER READING:
Matthew 11:28-29; Isaiah 40:29-31; Philippians 4:19
Matthew 11:28-29; Isaiah 40:29-31; Philippians 4:19
Lexi and her husband, Andrew, have an adorable dog named Calvin
and are excepting their daughter sometime around June 14. She teaches sixth
grade Reading and Writing and serves with Children’s Ministries.
