Can God forget His promises?

The title question is a question that many people are asking! I’m not only talking about Christians, but also other people from other faiths- looking at Christianity. We can find an answer to the question in the Bible. The core Bible verse of this post is from the prophet Isaiah:

“Jerusalem, on your walls I have stationed guards, whose duty it is to speak out day and night, without resting. They must remind the LORD and not let him rest till he makes Jerusalem strong and famous everywhere”. (Isaiah 62:6-7 CEV)

Talking about speaking faith! These guys stood on the high walls of Jerusalem, reminding God of His promises. Long ago God promised the Israelites that He will make Jerusalem a strong city! They were speaking to God out loud. While that is a good thing to do, praying is also speaking to God- just softer.

The Israelites had something to speak to God about. That made their prayers more MEANINGFUL  The background of the core text of this post is that the Israelites were defeated. Jerusalem and the temple were destroyed. Now they had to rebuild the city. The felt the need for their God and they weren't afraid to remind God of his promises.

What can we learn from the core text?

1.       We can remind God of His promises found in the Bible. After all, God made those promises. He will not forget them!

2.       Speaking to God about His promises makes our prayers more MEANINGFUL!

3.       We should speak to God about our problems- out loud or in our prayers, just like the Israelites and the prophet Isaiah. We should do it in a humble way and not in an arrogant way.

Till next time!