God's Eternal Pledge

[Thompson, Darryl]

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Ellen G. White Estate, Devotional for August 12
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God's Eternal Pledge

He hath remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to
a thousand generations. Ps. 105:8

God stands back of every promise He has made. With your Bibles in your
hands, say: "I have done as Thou hast said. I present Thy promise, 'Ask,
and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall
be opened unto you' (Matt. 7:7)." . . . 

The rainbow about the throne is an assurance that God is true; that in
Him is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. We have sinned
against Him and are undeserving of His favor; yet He Himself has put
into our lips that most wonderful of pleas: "Do not abhor us, for thy
name's sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break
not thy covenant with us" (Jer. 14:21). He has pledged Himself to give
heed to our cry when we come to Him confessing our unworthiness and sin.
The honor of His throne is staked for the fulfillment of His word to us.

To everyone who offers himself to the Lord for service, withholding
nothing, is given power for the attainment of measureless results. The
Lord God is bound by an eternal pledge to supply power and grace to
everyone who is sanctified through obedience to the truth.

Nehemiah pressed into the presence of the King of kings and won to his
side a power that can turn hearts as rivers of waters are turned. [See
Nehemiah 1 and 2.] 

To pray as Nehemiah prayed in his hour of need is a resource at the
command of the Christian under circumstances when other forms of prayer
may be impossible. Toilers in the busy walks of life, crowded and almost
overwhelmed with perplexity, can send up a petition to God for divine
guidance. . . . In times of sudden difficulty or peril the heart may
send up its cry for help to One who has pledged Himself to come to the
aid of His faithful, believing ones whenever they call upon Him. In
every circumstance, under every condition, the soul weighed down with
grief and care, or fiercely assailed by temptation, may find assurance,
support, and succor in the unfailing love and power of a
covenant-keeping God. 

>From Devotional: Our Father Cares, p. 207.