Promises God Keeps—An Introduction

Last week, we rounded off the topic God’s gifts and call are irrevocable. One of the dozens of gifts we touched on in that topic was God’s reassuring gift of kept promises. It makes sense that we should follow up on that idea and explore some of the many promises God keeps to us now and kept to His people throughout history.

What are promises God keeps?

I’ve borrowed a list from the internet that will give us a start. On Tuesdays, I’ll feature one of the promises, and continue the emphasis on thanks for that promise for Thursday.

For today, let’s look at a promise in James 1:5-6: “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.”

So, what’s wisdom?

On a human level, wisdom’s first  definition is accumulated philosophic or scientific learning. Then   an ability to discern inner qualities and relationships, good sense, and generally accepted belief.

Human thought limits these descriptions. You could list hundreds of thousands of topics about which human opinion changes vastly from one year to the next, or more quickly than that.

Solomon, the wisest man in human history, said this: “There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.” If he admits that the human mind isn’t trustworthy, what other option is there?

James bases his instruction in today’s promise on something else Solomon wrote: “The fear (awe) of God is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.” (Proverbs 1:7, NIV). When we’re honest with ourselves, it’s often evident that we have no clue what’s the wise way to behave in risky situations. If we’ll believe and ask Him, God is eager to make us wise.

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