Chapter 149—God’s Eternal Pledge
He hath remembered his covenant forever, the word which he
commanded to a thousand generations.
Psalm 105:8
.
God stands back of every promise He has made. With your Bibles in
your hands, say: “I have done as Thou hast said. I present Thy promise,
‘Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be
opened unto you’ (
Matthew 7:7
)”....
The rainbow about the throne is an assurance that God is true; that in
Him is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. We have sinned against
Him and are undeserving of His favor; yet He Himself has put into our lips
that most wonderful of pleas: “Do not abhor us, for thy name’s sake, do not
disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us”
(
Jeremiah 14:21
). He has pledged Himself to give heed to our cry when we
come to Him confessing our unworthiness and sin. The honor of His throne
is staked for the fulfillment of His word to us.
To everyone who offers himself to the Lord for service, withholding
nothing, is given power for the attainment of measureless results. The Lord
God is bound by an eternal pledge to supply power and grace to everyone
who is sanctified through obedience to the truth.
Nehemiah pressed into the presence of the King of kings and won to
his side a power that can turn hearts as rivers of waters are turned. [See
Nehemiah 1
and 2.]
To pray as Nehemiah prayed in his hour of need is a resource at the
command of the Christian under circumstances when other forms of prayer
may be impossible. Toilers in the busy walks of life, crowded and almost
overwhelmed with perplexity, can send up a petition to God for divine
guidance.... In times of sudden difficulty or peril the heart may send up its
cry for help to One who has pledged Himself to come to the aid of His faithful,
believing ones whenever they call upon Him. In every circumstance, under
every condition, the soul weighed down with grief and care, or fiercely
assailed by temptation, may find assurance, support, and succor in the
unfailing love and power of a covenant-keeping God.
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