Standing on the promises of God...

 We all know the hymn....
"Standing, standing, 
Standing on the promises of God my Savior.
Standing, standing......
I'm standing on the promises of God!"

These promises of God, found in the Scriptures, are what help us to maintain hope in this dark world.  The great and many promises of God the Father and Jesus Christ the Son are what help to keep us going as believers.  But, do we fully believe them all?  Do we sometimes doubt them?

Here's a small example of the trustworthiness of the words of Christ:
When Jesus was in Bethany at Simon the leper’s house, a woman named Mary came and anointed Him with expensive oil, to which Jesus said was to prepare His body for His upcoming burial after His crucifixion.
It’s interesting to note what Jesus says after Mary does this: “Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this Gospel is preached in the world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her.” (Matt. 26:13)

This is a great display of Jesus’ sovereignty, omniscience and trustworthiness. The disciples wouldn’t have known that a Gospel of Matthew would be compiled and recorded. Yet, Jesus already knew. And in keeping the promise/prophecy of Christ, every time Matthew 26 is preached, read or studied, this woman’s story is told each time. His Word can be trusted.

I know this is a small verse, but everytime you read through the Gospels, and you come across this little story of Mary anointing Jesus with the expensive oil, remember that the final part of the story is a real-time promise and prophecy you're seeing fulfilled before your very eyes as you read the words!  What a trustworthy God we serve!

 "Standing, standing, 
Standing on the promises of God my Savior.
Standing, standing......
I'm standing on the promises of God!"

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