Last April our middle grandson was in a production of Oklahoma at the Gallo Performing Arts Center in Modesto. We traveled down and were blessed with being there for two performances. One of the performances was recorded and they were offering DVDs to purchase. My daughter-in-law sent in the order and bought a DVD for us. We were so excited this trip to bring home that DVD. A couple days after being back we planned to watch the performance.
I put the DVD in the player, and nothing happened. After a few minutes I got a message, “Playback not available.” Not knowing if it was the DVD or the player, I put it in the TV/DVD combo set we have in the bonus room. Nothing. I then put it in my laptop. Still nothing. Talk about disappointment. We had waited months to view the performance again, and there was nothing there to see. That DVD was nothing but a broken promise.
One thing I am certain of is that God’s promises, God’s great and precious promises as Peter described them, will never disappoint us. We aren’t going to arrive into the very Presence of God and find that our faith was futile, our treasures raided, or our acts of love ignored. God has promised. And God will fulfill His promises.
“For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God. Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.” [2 Cor 1:20-22]
We have the Spirit of the Living God in us – that is God’s deposit, His down payment on every promise He has made. Glory!
