“For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him
Amen, to the glory of God through us. Now He who establishes us with you in
Christ and has anointed us is God, who also has sealed us and given us the
Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.” (2 Corinthians 1:20-22 NKJV)
God is light. In Him, there never be found anything crooked,
bent, warped, and twisted, but always straight. In Him, there is no darkness at
all. In Him, there are no hidden things but all is naked and bare. In Him,
there is no shadow of turning. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. In
Him, an iota of variation cannot be ever found. For example, God is love which
means He always loves eternally. He is always in love no matter what. While pouring
out His wrath, God is still in love. He cannot lie.
But it seems not so if you see things on the surface and shallow
level. The world seems like full of chaos, injustice, decries of the helpless,
discrimination, unbalance caused and affected by different ideology, economy,
religion, race, and culture. However, it is not true for all the promises of
God in Christ are Yes and Amen to the glory of God through the saints like
Paul, Silas, Timothy, and us. For all scriptures shall be fulfilled in due
time. “For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or
one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.” (Matthew
5:18 NKJV)
All things in heaven and on earth will be gathered together in
one in Christ Jesus. “…that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He
might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and
which are on earth—in Him.” (Ephesians 1:10 NKJV) The world is not in chaos nor
in disharmony but in the perfect control of the hand of God. He is the First
and the Last, the Beginning and the End. There is no rivalry in the league with
God.
“…and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us
who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in
Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the
heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion,
and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to
come.” (Ephesians 1:19-21 NKJV)
Think about the life of Abraham. He was old and weary when
he was called at the age of seventy five. The promise of God was mighty and
powerful but the possibility of fulfilling it looked very thin for he was old enough
to have a son, let alone being a great nation. Nevertheless, he believed and
trusted in the promise of God. He didn’t know how God would fulfill His promises.
Regardless of all the impossible circumstances, he didn’t back down the
adventurous faith upon God in heaven who swore by Himself to keep His promises.
“…who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became
the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, ‘So shall your
descendants be.’ And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body,
already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), and the deadness of
Sarah’s womb. He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was
strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully convinced that what
He had promised He was also able to perform. And therefore “it was accounted to
him for righteousness.” (Romans 4:18-22 NKJV)
How can we be sure of all these? We can absolutely sure of
all these things because we have been sealed by the Holy Spirit whom He
promised to send to His children of light. The risen Christ from the dead
ascended into heaven and seated in the right hand of God and sent out His
Spirit in the hearts of His people according to the promise. “To them God
willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the
Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” (Colossians 1:27 NKJV)
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your
own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths
straight.” (Proverb 3:5-6 NIV)
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