God's Eternal Pledge

[Daily Devotional]

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 God's Amazing Grace - Page 157