Hebrews 10:23

Oftentimes it is difficult to see how certain promises of God are to be realized. We have nothing to do with that whatever! God keeps our hands off His promises quite as surely as He keeps them off His stars. If He will not let us intermeddle with His planets, He will not ask us to have anything to do with the outworking and realization of His promises. He asks that their fulfillment be left to Him; and afterwards He will challenge our own life as the witness and answer, and confirmation of all that is gracious and all that is sure in the outworking of His words of promise. JOSEPH PARKER

The One who rolls the stars along speaks all the promises.

He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; and being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us.

David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.

That Rock was Christ.—Simon Peter . . . said, Thou art the Christ the Son of the living God. Upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.—Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Full assurance of faith. Faith without wavering.—Faith, nothing wavering . . . He that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; for he is faithful that promised.

God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

God’s power will keep God’s promises! Promises for the soul, promises for the body, promises for others, promises for our work, promises for our business, promises for time and for eternity: these are all ours! It is not your weakness that can defeat God’s promise, nor your strength that can fulfill the promise: He that spoke the Word will Himself make it good. It is neither your business nor mine to keep God’s promises: that is His grace.

The signed check is given us. How foolish if we fear to present it! Never yet has one single check been dishonored! “He who promised is faithful.” I take; He undertakes!