“His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises . . .”- 2 Peter 1:3-4
As Charles Stanley continues Chapter 5 of Waiting on God, he boldly proclaims that “God has an answer for every need you or I could experience.” He notes that the Greek word for ‘precious’, timios, means “of exceedingly great value, costly, honored, highly esteemed, or especially dear.” Similarly, megistos, the Greek word for ‘magnificent’, means “preeminent, greatest, or strongest.”
Dr. Stanley states this means that our loving heavenly Father’s assurances surpass the highest possible honor and worth our finite imaginations can conceive. As we actively claim the assurances of God’s blessings, we are enable to endure the delays.
Obviously, a promise is only as strong as the character of the one making the promise. As the length of our wait becomes seemingly interminable, it becomes difficult for us to trust. If people we can see, hear, and touch can let us down, we extrapolate that belief to God, who we cannot see. But God is not unreliable, impulsive, or limited. We can be certain God will bring His promises to fruition.
In the next blog Dr. Stanley will discuss how we can appropriate a meaningful passage in Scripture and claim it for our own.
Today’s question: What promises have sustained you during your transitional journey? Please share.
Tomorrow’s blog: “General and limited promises”
