275. God will Perform His Word
Ezekiel 12:25, 28 For I am the Lord: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord God.…The word which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord.
God promises to keep His promises. This promise undergirds all the hundreds of promises in the Bible. God will do what He says. His Word is Truth and He will do it. God speaks the word, and it is done. The word He speaks will come to pass. This promise of God is essential to our entire Christian faith and life. Believing God’s promises also expands our life and living. Relying of His promises to come true and be effective in our lives generates genuine peace in the heart, joy in the emotions and unconditional love in relationships.
Thank God that He speaks. When He speaks all things are created. When He speaks the Word becomes flesh. When He speaks sins are forgiven in truth and in fact. When He speaks eternal life it is unalterably granted. He has the words of eternal life. How can I be so sure I will live forever? God said so. What makes me so sure and certain of God’s word and promise? Jesus rose from the dead. When I believe that I can believe all God promises.
In our days the Lord will say the word. “In your days” originally in context refers to the days of Exile in Babylon. In that most excruciating circumstance God speaks a word. In all of our circumstances God speaks a word. Whatever the circumstances are in your days, the Lord God will speak into them. They will be words of Law and Gospel, words of judgment and mercy, words of sin and grace, words of threat and promise, words of warning and comfort, words of death and life, words of conviction and forgiveness, and finally and forever, words of Love. The Holy Spirit prompts us to listen to and study and believe the word He is speaking to us in the present trouble or crisis. Open the Bible and listen. Receive the word as truth and promise and enjoy the life God gives.