THE GUARANTOR OF THE PROMISES

November 15

Psalms 34:10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.

The young of the pride are dependant on the hunting of the adult females to survive. They howl, moan, lament and let their hunger be known. Sometimes, their crying is long, until such a time when the female returns with sustenance. If the hunting fails, if the drought withheld the rains, even those mighty ones will have to go without and be subject to the death and disease of the common beast, as even for the mighty lion, there is no guaranty of survival.

So are the mighty and powerful of this world. If the guaranty and strength of their sustenance and power lies in their own hands and ability, from its genesis it is doomed to whither and fade. There is not a single purpose of the quiver of the pride of man that will not come to naught. Every mountain shall be brought low (Luke 3:5). The apostle James told the rich and wealthy ‘lions’ of his generation, Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away (James 4:14).

But the cry of the child of God is never in vain. His Father is at his side where, every prayer is heard, every whimper is tended to, and every wish is acknowledged. In His goodness He discards the foolish requests, or teaches us by their being granted (Psalms 106:15) and for the rest, He is be faithful to keep us alive for His purpose (1 Timothy 6:8).

In order to fulfill His promise to those who seek Him, He has protected the seed of Abraham from annihilation, famines, barrenness and persecutions through millennia. Later, that promise was fulfilled through the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Messiah. So forever He will keep alive those who seek Him and His will, until His purpose be accomplished, and all good things are granted to them if not in this world, in the next. He is the guarantor of this promise.

“Cheer up, ye saints of God--there's nothing to worry about--
Nothing to make you feel afraid--Nothing to make you doubt!
Our God has never failed, so why not trust Him and shout!
You'll be glad you trusted Him tomorrow!"

Psalms 145:18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.