Good Morning Friends,
“Then Solomon stood before the altar of the
LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward
heaven and said: ‘O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven
above or on earth below — you who keep your covenant of love with your servants
who continue wholeheartedly in your way. You have kept your promise to your
servant David my father; with your mouth you have promised and with your hand
you have fulfilled it — as it is today.’” (1 Kings 8:22-24)
Solomon stood before the people of Israel as
they were gathered for the dedication of the Temple and raised his praise to
God. In doing so, Solomon chose one characteristic of God to emphasize to the
people. God has many marvelous characteristics, but one took preeminence in Solomon’s
mind to set God apart from all others … faithfulness.
God is the great Promise Keeper and there is no
one in heaven or on earth who compares to God in that characteristic. We can
always count on God to fulfill what He has spoken. God made a covenant to love the people of
Israel who walked with Him – a covenant He faithfully kept … even when the
people of Israel didn’t! God made promises to David … and kept all of them. The
Temple was the latest and clearest evidence of God’s faithfulness. God had
promised that David’s son would build the Temple and Solomon stood before the
completion of that promise.
As we look back at the history of God’s work
among those who have come to Him we can see His faithfulness demonstrated time
after time.
As we look forward to what lies ahead for us in
the future we can lay claim with certainty to everything that God has promised.
There is not a single promise of God that will go unfulfilled … our salvation,
heaven’s grandeur, our usefulness to God’s work in eternity … and on and on …
all of the promises of God will come true.
Count on it … count on Him!
His, by Grace,
Steve
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