God Keeps His Word
1 Kings 15
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(v. 3-5) "He (Abijah) committed all the sins his father had done before him; his heart was not fully devoted to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his forefather had been. Nevertheless, for David's sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and by making Jerusalem strong. For David had done what was right in the eyes of the Lord and had not failed to keep any of the Lord's commands all the days of his life--except in the case of Uriah the Hittite."
My Thoughts
God made a promise to David that he would never fail to have a son on the throne. We see in these verses that God's promise to David was kept. Even when there was an evil king, God gave him a son to succeed him as king. Sometimes, though the father did evil in God's eyes, the son did the opposite and did what was right in God's eyes. The children do not always follow in the footsteps of their parents.
The promises that God makes to us are always kept. He never fails, no matter what. God's love is unconditional and no matter what we do, have done or ever will do can ever take His love away from us. Neither the promises that He makes to us. God's word is always true, and never does He deceive us.
Even though David committed adultery with Uriah's wife and had Uriah killed to cover it up, God kept his word to him. David was not perfect; none of us are or ever can be. David's heart was fully committed to God and that is what matters. Asa, who succeeded Abijah, had a heart that was fully committed to God as well. Even though Asa did not remove the high places, he still did what was right in God's eyes.
Because God keeps His word to us, we need to do the same. If you make a promise or a vow to God, you had better keep it. Be very careful to keep any promise you make to God or any vow. I would advise against doing this because it can cause a lot of problems for you. You know that God will keep His end of it, so you need to ensure that you keep your end. That is why we need to be careful not to bargain with God. We are likely to fail to keep it and that will cost us. There will be consequences, especially spiritually.
Remember, any promise that God makes to you, He will keep it without fail. Every single promise you find from Him in the Bible, or even if it is a personal experience for you, will not fail. Trust in that and have faith in Him. Remember as well to be careful about making promises, especially to God. Don't make promises you can't keep.
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The promises that God makes to us are always kept. He never fails, no matter what. God's love is unconditional and no matter what we do, have done or ever will do can ever take His love away from us. Neither the promises that He makes to us. God's word is always true, and never does He deceive us.
Even though David committed adultery with Uriah's wife and had Uriah killed to cover it up, God kept his word to him. David was not perfect; none of us are or ever can be. David's heart was fully committed to God and that is what matters. Asa, who succeeded Abijah, had a heart that was fully committed to God as well. Even though Asa did not remove the high places, he still did what was right in God's eyes.
Because God keeps His word to us, we need to do the same. If you make a promise or a vow to God, you had better keep it. Be very careful to keep any promise you make to God or any vow. I would advise against doing this because it can cause a lot of problems for you. You know that God will keep His end of it, so you need to ensure that you keep your end. That is why we need to be careful not to bargain with God. We are likely to fail to keep it and that will cost us. There will be consequences, especially spiritually.
Remember, any promise that God makes to you, He will keep it without fail. Every single promise you find from Him in the Bible, or even if it is a personal experience for you, will not fail. Trust in that and have faith in Him. Remember as well to be careful about making promises, especially to God. Don't make promises you can't keep.
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Prayer Time
Now you talk to God about what you read, and you can even read this chapter of the Bible for yourself before you do.
Let me know your thoughts on this reading as well.
Thank you for taking the time to read, I pray that what you have read blesses and inspires you! Godbless!
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