174. Jesus Never Fails
Joshua 23:14 And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spake concerning you, all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.
Joshua is in his last days and is ready to die. He speaks these words of encouragement to the people of God. He says that they know in their hearts and souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things promised by the Lord. “Not one thing has failed.” We say, “Jesus never fails.” God keeps His promises. He will do for you what He says He will do. “If I say you have forgiveness of sins and everlasting life, then you have forgiveness and life. Doubt it not. I will never fail to keep My word and promise.”
We get used to failure and broken promises both in others and in ourselves. But with God it is different. We need to get used to different: get used to the fact that God will not fail. If we can believe that promise then we can believe Jesus when He says, “Do not worry.” The Lord says to His children, “I love you and I will take care of you. Believe Me and you will not worry or be anxious about anything.” We have exhaustively looked at almost 1600 promises of God on this website. It is up to the Spirit of God to grant us faith to believe and receive them, and to believe this promise: “Not one good thing has failed, and I will never fail you. My Word is Truth; I will sanctify you in the Truth.” All the good things God has spoken will surely come to pass, and if it hasn’t happened yet, it most certainly will.
God has given so many good things and rich blessings that it exhausts us to try to count them, remember them, and thank God for them. But ask Him for more. Jesus says in Matthew 7.11: “How much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!” And of all the good things God has spoken not one has failed, and so we know in our hearts that in an uncertain future not one good thing that God has promised will ever fail.