Are you waiting for a promise to be fulfilled? Do you become frustrated when someone promises something, but it takes a long while for them to fulfill it? Do you prefer promises be filled soon after they are made, if not immediately?
Waiting for a promise to be fulfilled can be frustrating. That is especially true if the promise is a grand promise, something we know will be wonderful. It can be agonizing having to wait. It is exacerbated if the promise doesn’t live up to our expectations.
God promised Abraham that he would be a blessing to all nations. He promised Abraham that he would inherit prime real estate. But Abraham did not receive those promises in this life. It was only after he had passed from this life into eternal life that Abraham had those promises fulfilled. In fact, him being a blessing to all nations continues to be fulfilled.
God has made us promises as well. Some of those we will see fulfilled in this life. Others will not be fulfilled until we inherit eternal life. The question is, are we willing to endure until that occurs? We can endure if we are willing ask God for help. He will grant us the strength to endure, to wait, to inherit what he has promised.
We can be like Abraham. We can see God’s promises fulfilled in this life and eternal life. We will be blessed with more than we can imagine. But we can only do so through our faith and trust in God. Our faith and dependence on him will carry us to the promised land.
I pray we all endure until God fulfills his promises. I pray we ask God to strengthen us with resolve. I pray each one of us continue in our faith and trust in God. Be like Abraham. Put your faith in God. Ask God to increase your faith. Wait for God to fulfill his promises.
Romans 4:13 For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith.
Marty Pressey 