God Is Trustworthy
(Rom 3:1-3)
When God’s promises go unfulfilled, it is not because God goes back on His word or lacks faithfulness. He is a God who proved His absolute trustworthiness by sacrificing His only begotten Son to keep His word. Before we ever question His trustworthiness, we must first examine ourselves.
Privilege Carries Responsibility
Israel received a degree of privilege unparalleled in human history. God entered into covenant with them alone, entrusted the entirety of Scripture to them as His divine oracle, and promised to send the Messiah through their lineage. Yet they held fast only to the promises of blessing while turning a blind eye to the responsibilities and conditions that came with them. They lost the Book of the Law without even realizing it, and so absorbed were they in rabbinic tradition that when the Messiah stood before them, they failed to recognize Him.Faith Requires Obedience
Do we not see this same pattern in ourselves? We are present where the Word is proclaimed, yet we take only what suits us and let the rest go. To attend church for years, to hold office, to never miss a service — and yet to keep God at a distance in our hearts — is to repeat the very failure of Israel. Without genuine repentance and obedience behind our outward religious practice, God’s promises will never be fulfilled in us.Promises Bear Fruit
God’s promises exist on two levels. The promises given to Israel as a nation will most certainly be fulfilled. Yet this does not mean that every individual within that nation receives them apart from personal faith and obedience. Scripture warns us: to treat God’s Word carelessly is unbelief, and a faith that lacks obedience leads only to destruction. The God who did not spare His own Son is still waiting for us. When we come before Him with a repentant and obedient heart, His promises will bear abundant fruit in our lives.
Overseer Sung-Hyun Kim
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