Every Promise Has Been Fulfilled

“Now I am about to go the way of all the earth. You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the Lord your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed.” (Joshua 23:14)

Are we standing on the promises of God?  Notice that the verse above says that every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed.  How wonderful is our God!  Do we know what are these promises and how to appropriate them.  God has given us promises that we can rely on when we are in need of comfort and assurance.  These promises were made by a loving Heavenly father and it is very comforting to know that God loves us and He Always Keeps his promises.

What is a promise? A promise may be defined as follows: "Words said or written, binding a person to do or not to do something." When a person makes a promise he is giving his word that he will do something or not do something. People make promises and people sometimes break promises. A promise from God is something God will do.  There are conditional and un-conditional promises.

Can we count on God to keep his promises? Thousands of years ago God promised Abraham, “I will make you a great nation’’ (Gen_12:2).  “To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates’’ (Gen_15:18). These same promises were renewed with each generation of Abraham’s descendants,

but hundreds of years passed and his children still had no land to call their own. Even worse, they lived as slaves for four hundred years and wandered in the desert forty years after that. They hardly qualified as a great nation!

The book of Joshua is the story of God making good on his promises. It tells how Israel entered and conquered the land God had promised them. In fact, God’s faithfulness is so complete that at the end of the book we hear this proclamation: “You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the LORD your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed’’ (Joshua_23:14). Can we count on God to keep his promises? The answer from Joshua is a resounding “Yes!’’ God is utterly dependable, and we can trust him completely. Joshua is a book for those whose prayers seem to go unanswered, for those who wonder if God is really alive and active, and for those who desire fresh assurance of God’s dependability.

Other scripture reference on God’s promises:

2 Peter 1:4  And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires.

Jeremiah 29:11  For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.

Matthew 11:28-29  “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Isaiah 40:29-31

He gives power to the weak
and strength to the powerless.
Even youths will become weak and tired,
and young men will fall in exhaustion.
But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength.
They will soar high on wings like eagles.
They will run and not grow weary.
They will walk and not faint.

Philippians 4:19  And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.

Romans 8:37-39 No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

John 14:27  “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.

Romans 10:9   If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

 “The glory of God is a living man; and the life of man consists in beholding God.” (St Irenaeus)