1 Kings 8:24

Who hast kept with Thy servant David my father that Thou promisedst him.

The promises of God

I. It has pleased God to deal with His people in all ages, by way of promise.

II. His power is constantly engaged in fulfilling His promises.

1. His power is exercised in illustration and vindication of His truth in the promises.

2. In proof that His power is supreme and unlimited. Is not His power equal to the love of His heart? All resources are His.

3. His power is always exercised in proof of His faithfulness.

III. There are some special seasons when we are called upon to bear testimony to His faithfulness in His promises.

1. When looking back to the advent of the Saviour.

2. And to another period, not less memorable, the effusion of the Holy Ghost.

3. And to the day of individual conversion.

4. Another special season is that of our consecration and dedication.

5. When we have received extraordinary mercies, we ought to acknowledge His faithfulness. (Evangelical Preacher.)

Trust in God’s faithfulness

“God was under no obligation to covenant with you for your redemption; but since He has covenanted it ceases to be a matter of mercy and becomes a matter of truth. It had nothing to do with your deserts, but it has something to do with His honour. Like the coloured woman in the South, who was very old, and poor, and ignorant, but very confident she was going to heaven. ‘Why,’ said one, ‘nobody knows anything about you, and if you go to hell the universe will be ignorant of it.’ ‘No,’ said she, ‘it won’t make any difference to the universe, but it will make a great difference to the Lord, because His honour would be for ever gone.’ So, the great thing is to trust Him, and He will be true to Himself and to you, and the habit of meditating on His mercies begets the confident hopefulness of His future absolute fidelity.” (A. T. Pierson, D. D.)

God’s promises

To turn to the promises of God is like turning to a sky lighted with constellations of suns; or to a world bespangled with rarest flowers; or to a land flowing with milk and honey. To record the promises would be a task almost equal to transscribing the Bible. (R. Venting.)