Promises

 “The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will fulfill the good promise I made to the people of Israel and Judah. In those days and at that time I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David’s line; he will do what is just and right in the land. In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. This is the name by which it will be called: The Lord Our Righteous Savior.” (Jeremiah 33:14-16, New International Version)

The Old Testament is filled with prophecy, predictions and promises. Many of them pointing to the Savior which God planned to provide. (Is that too many P’s? Probably, but I’ve decided that this month I would write about words beginning with a P.)

There are 17 prophetic books in the Old Testament. The prophets writing these books warned people of that time that they needed to repent of their sins and turn their lives over to God. They also wanted to share a message of hope by letting these sinners know that God was sending Someone who was going to bail them out. 

Our weatherman promised us a winter storm today. Looks like one of his predictions is actually happening. Good thing that all of God’s promises always come true.

Thank You, Heavenly Father, for sending Your One and Only Son to save us all from our sins and allow us to have eternal life with you. Amen.