Faithful Promises

By Paul Chappell

My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David. His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.

Psalm 89:34-37

When Saul turned away from obeying God, God instructed Samuel to anoint a new king who would be "a man after his own heart" (1 Samuel 13:14). That man was David, and during his reign, God made many promises to him about the future. The kingdom grew and prospered during David’s life and during the reign of his son Solomon. Yet in his later years Solomon turned away from God, and after his death the kingdom was divided. The divided nations were later conquered, and the Jewish people were scattered across the Assyrian and Babylonian empires.

What had happened to God’s promises? Were they nullified and broken? No! Every promise of God is sure. As the prophet Isaiah tells us, these promises of the eternal kingdom through David’s throne were and are fulfilled in Jesus Christ. Isaiah 9:7 says, "Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this." The throne from which Jesus will rule the world is the throne of David, just as God promised.

Even when it appears that things are not going according to God’s plan, He is in control. You do not need to doubt or fear or wonder how things can possibly be fixed. The God of the universe whose promises are as certain as the sun and the moon will work to do exactly what He has promised in His Word.

Today's Rooted Principle:

You can rely with complete confidence and certainty on every promise God has made to you.