Has God Ever Promised and Not Carried It Through? Episode #154

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Verse - Numbers 23:19 NLT

God is not a man, so He does not lie.

He is not a human, so He does not change His mind.

Has he ever spoken and failed to act?

Has He ever promised and not carried it through?

*Also note Numbers chapter 4, which has specific duties for tribes re: the Tabernacle and moving it when God led them to move. The Gershonite clan had the assignment of carrying loads, like the coverings and curtains for the Tabernacle, and so on. They also had a specific person they were responsible to, like giving an account, and they received their instructions from a select few people from Aaron’s lineage. (They did have a load to carry…but notice it wasn’t ALL the loads and they didn’t take orders from ALL the people nor did they give an account to EVERYONE. What can we learn from this? We’d better heed this lesson well, or we are likely to find ourselves wiped out, strung too far, weary and wondering why the load feels so heavy when Jesus promised that His burden is easy, His burden is light.)

 

• God is not a man. How often do we relate to Him wrongly? Yes, our Savior Jesus came to earth as a man, but still the God-man, the Messiah. Keep in mind that our God is still the all-consuming fire the Bible says He is, and since He is the same yesterday, today and forever, we don’t want to forget that He is the Lord God Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. And because He is the Creator, not the created, He does not lie. A promise that God makes to us in the book of Numbers is that He does not lie. What does that mean for you today? Does it mean you can trust Him for what He has promised? That you can set aside the weight of the world that keeps resetting itself atop your shoulders? That you can be at peace, true and lasting peace, because you have this promise that your God does not lie to you? If you didn’t have much hope left when you queued up this podcast today, let me assure you that you came to the right place (anybody seen the film Hoodwinked? You came to the right goat! Well, the word of God is the place to go when we need hope. And we will always, always find it.) Your God does not lie. There’s your hope. I could end the show right here, with that as a blanket statement over anything and everything you’re facing right now, and it would be a big enough promise to carry you on to a place of real victory in Jesus and complete peace. And that, my friend, is just one of God’s promises to us in His word. Just one has this kind of impact! I’m telling you, when I say the word of God is life-changing & why shouldn’t one of the lives it changes be your life, I really do mean it and I believe it with everything in me.
• He is not a human, so He does not change His mind. Not gonna happen, He will not change His mind. His promises, they are solid. And the trust you place in God is never misplaced. He won’t flip flop around like people do. Isn’t that reassuring? To do a bit of a reset, to refocus and realize that He just won’t change His mind, and so you can take that concern off the table. Look, to be super blunt, let me say this: God is not going to change His mind about you or about the things He has planned concerning you. Rest! 
• Has He ever spoken and failed to act? How’s that for a question! Well, has He? So far, how is His track record? There is a worship song on my Tidal playlist and the worship leader sings, “You’ve got a resume, Jesus. You’ve got a history.” And that is so true it should make us shake and quake in our boots, because so often we behave as if Jesus doesn’t have a resume. As if He doesn’t have this amazing history. Another line says, “Years and years of goodness go before me, miles and miles of mercy close behind.” Is that not the total and utter truth? Can you abandon your worries to this truth today - Jesus has a resume, He has a track record, and His history and your future are all tied up together. Has He ever spoken and failed to act? Has He ever failed in any manner? Just think of His faithfulness. Can you ponder it for a moment and not be grateful, overwhelmed even at the evidence and the proof of His goodness that is all over your life? 
• And now, the big finale for this episode…Has He ever promised and not carried it through? The answer is NO! And I want to challenge you today to take the lies of the devil and the doubts that crop up as a result of living in a messed up, jacked up, hurting and broken world and throw them onto the junk heap where they belong. Say this aloud if you possibly can - Has my God ever promised and not carried it through? Has my God EVER promised and not carried it through? Won’t He come through for me? Won’t He do it? He most assuredly will! 

You have mighty promises given to you by a mighty God and you will see Him do amazing things in your day. Kick doubt to the curb and enjoy the fruit of living a believing life, because you are numbered among those who know their God and believe His promises!