Promises made by human beings are often broken, but a promise made by God is something altogether different. It is essential article of belief in the Hebrews Scriptures that God always keeps his promises. St Paul asserts that God made a promise of homeland to Abraham, a promise to Abraham and his future generations. But, perhaps this was preposterous at the time, since Abraham and his wife were barren, with no children, and Abraham was a wandering stranger in the land of Canaan with no land to his name. If God is indeed faithful to his promises, than Israel is to respond by being faithful to God’s commandments. Yet, if Israel is ever unfaithful, then God will still keep his promises. In many ways, the entirety of the Hebrew Scriptures is a promise that is fulfilled in God’s son, Jesus Christ. Even when Israel was sent into exile, the promise was kept in Jesus, which was not the promise of an earthly kingdom, but rather the promise of an eternal kingdom, a kingdom of God’s mercy, holiness and grace. All powerful God, as you made a promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as those promises were fulfilled in Christ, may you give us the courage to to receive your promise in our own life in faith and joy.
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