All Came to Pass
Not one of the good promises which the LORD had made to the house of Israel failed; all came to pass.
New American Standard Bible Jos 21:45.
This text is a testimony to the faithfulness of God. From this text, we can deduce that if God kept every promise he made to the house of Israel, he is also able to keep all the other promises he has made to the nations. He can also keep his promise about the return of Christ and about the glorification of his people and the establishment of his kingdom, of which there shall be no end.
Knowledge of that stated above should give great joy! It gives me great pleasure to know that my current condition and situation and status is not sufficient to change that which the Lord has decreed.
The promise to Abraham about the coming of his children to the land was before Isaac was born and between that time and the possession of the land, there was the sojourn in Egypt, the wandering in the wilderness, the community sins against God, the attacks from the inhabitants of the land. Many Israelites died in these events, and many families were wiped out as a result of these things, but it did not deter God from fulfilling his promise to Abraham.
The Lord is a great God, and He is indeed a good God.
As time goes by and we forget, and it begins to look like he has become slack concerning his promise, this shows us that is not the case. He is still working with his timeline, and at his appointed time, he will do that which he has promised.
So for those that think his commands are antiquated, they should not rejoice because as he has promised good and can deliver, he is also able and will reward the evil doers for their evil according to his word.
Another Year by His Grace
May 29, 2019 by Jide Ajayi • Issues • Tags: birthday, celebration, life •
I marked my birthday earlier this week and it was another opportunity to thank God for his grace and mercy and compassion.
It was another opportunity to thank him for my wife and children and how he has granted to us all the knowledge of his grace and person.
When I speak to people who are marking their birthdays, one of the questions I ask them is if they feel older on the day and they usually reply that they don’t feel any different than in the previous days or even months. I agree with them, I do not feel older if the feelings were the indicator of age but I KNOW that I am older and I see it all around me especially when I consider the things have happened in the last 20+ years, I do not need the feeling to acknowledge God’s love.
I have learned a lot in the last year, I am loving my books again and trying to establish a system to clear the backlog of books but it has been wonderful.
I have not published an app to the app store yet or written the book that I know I want to write but I won’t spend time thinking of the things I have not done because I have done so much more maximizing each passing moment in relationships and opportunities.
I bless the name of the Lord for his loving kindness for if he has been my rock and sustenance it would have been impossible to speak of any success.
I look forward to the steadfast love of God in the new year as I know he is in charge of all things and nothing happens without his say so.