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For all the promises of God in him are yes, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.
~ 2 Corinthians 1:20
Life often feels like one battle after another. Anxiety, fear, and uncertainty all press in around us, sometimes so tightly that it’s hard to breathe. It’s common to lie awake at night with our minds racing and our hearts heavy, asking, “Has God forgotten me?”
God has not forgotten you. In fact, He never breaks a promise.
“For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us” (2 Corinthians 1:20). Every promise God has made finds its “yes” in Christ. Not one word He has spoken will ever fail or return void.
When anxiety and fear try to squeeze in around us, the enemy would have us doubt the Word of God. He wants us to question whether God even hears our prayers or cares about our problems. But the Word of God cannot be broken. “Jesus said unto them, the scripture cannot be broken” (John 10:35). What God has said is settled in heaven for all eternity (Psalm 119:89).
The waiting is the hardest part, isn’t it? We want a miracle now, relief now, change now! But God’s Word says, “Be patient with my Word, and wait” (Habakkuk 2:3). Habakkuk wrote down the very words of God as He answered the prophet’s cries of frustration. “Write the vision, and make it plain…For the vision is yet for an appointed time, and it presseth toward the end, and it shall not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry” (Habakkuk 2:2–3). In other words, write it down Habakkuk because if God said it, it’s going to happen.
Paul reminded the church of the same truth, that all Scripture was written for our learning, “that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope” (Romans 15:4). Our hope is to be set on the unchanging promises of God and not on ever-changing circumstances.
Consider Joshua’s final words to the nation of Israel. He had led the people for decades and had seen God do incredible things through his generation. In his final speech, he looked back over their battles and victories and declared, “Ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof” (Joshua 23:14). Not one promise failed for Joshua’s generation, and not one promise will fail for you and me.
The enemy would also have us believe that our prayers are lost or evaporate into thin air. But the book of Revelation describes bowls full of incense, which “are the prayers of saints” (Revelation 5:8). Your prayers and cries to God are not forgotten. They are stored up in golden bowls before His throne until the appointed time.
So what do we do in the waiting? We stand on the Word. We say to ourselves over and over again, “God is still on the throne. Jesus is alive. His blood has cleansed us. Satan is defeated.” We hang on to the Word with patient endurance, trusting in His timing.
Isaiah prophesied this promise for those willing to believe: “So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it” (Isaiah 55:11). The Word of God will never come back empty. It always hits its mark.
When the enemy whispers fear in your ear, say to yourself the very words of God. Did He promise to never leave us nor forsake us? Yes, and amen (Hebrews 13:5). Did He promise to supply all our needs? Yes, and amen (Philippians 4:19). Did He promise salvation to all who call on His name? Yes, and amen (Romans 10:13).
The Word of God is not mere wishful thinking. It is rock-solid, unshakable truth. Every promise in Christ is sealed with heaven’s approval: Yes and Amen.
