by Marilyn Ehle
“Because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises…” 2 Peter 1:4 (NLT)
After weeks of unnaturally hot, dry weather, we heard that a cold front would be moving through our area. I awakened to grey skies, gusty winds and rain. Wondering just exactly how warm—or cold!—it would become, I glanced at the small weather column in the daily newspaper. “The high today will be eighty-six degrees.” Having previously heard that temperatures would maybe crawl up to the mid-sixties, I laughed. Somebody got something wrong.
Could it be that the person who checks for accuracy looked at the cold front information and thought, “That’s unbelievable. It’s almost summer. The predicted temperature of sixty-eight degrees can’t be right. They must mean eighty-six. I’ll change it.” This would turn out to be an amusing change and one fairly insignificant—except for those who wished they had worn a coat to work.
But we often do the same things with God’s promises. He says, “I will never leave or forsake you.” But when His presence cannot be felt, we say, “He must mean He will be with me when everything is going well.”
He promises, “My peace I give you,” but when our world twists and tumbles with cancer or earthquakes or spiritual deserts, we wonder if His peace is reserved for better, more faithful followers.
We dare not alter God’s promises at the whim of our circumstances. His word can be trusted. His nature is unchanging. He is eternally believable.
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