SINOYOLO MKILE

SINOYOLO MKILE: PROMISE

AT THE BEGINNING OF 2021, A CERTAIN UNFAMILIAR SCRIPTURE CAUGHT MY EYE,BUT AS I READ IT REPEATEDLY, IT SPOKE VOLUMES TO ME.

Isaiah 40:8 reads: “The grass withers and the flowers fade, but the word of ourGod stands forever.”

At first, I guess the logical side of me thought it referred to nature literally. Butas I read commentary regarding this piece of scripture, I learnt that creationin this context means us, the human beings He made.

A sudden thought popped into my spirit, “Sino, you, and others, tend to being fickle at times.” Be it shown in my doubt or the words that I speak that are contrary to what I have read in His Word and what I have heard Him tell me in my private moments with Him. Upon realising this, a typical reaction based on human nature would be to say, “Oh well, if that is the case, then this ‘waiting on God and seeing His word come to fruition in my life’ thing won’t work because I am inconsistent - right?” Actually, that would be wrong because of who God is. Not a boxed-in version of Him, but God in His entirety: His nature and His character. We as His children can rely on our constantly consistent Father, as He has been known to be through the ages and will be known for eternity.

Now, bearing that in mind, I want to expand on that which has to do withpromises.

We’ve probably made a few of those in our lives, to people or even ourselves for that matter. But I think we all know that nothing compares to a promise made to us by our Father in heaven. It carries weight, hope and a great expectation for what is to come. Yet, somewhere in between knowing God is faithful and being surrounded by uncertain circumstances, and the issue of timing - we tend to wonder, “When will it come to fruition?”

I do not wish to negate reality, I do want to encourage both you and me to remember that when the ‘in between’ times come, we are to stand on two things: 1) The moment He said it, He also deemed it finished and 2) His Word that stands forever is there to bring faith in our lives. Through this lens and the help of the Holy Spirit, we can stand on the solid rock, calling those things that aren’t as though they are. This is not done in arrogance but with confidence in Him who made the promise.

So, what do we know? We know that our flesh and circumstances guarantee temporariness, but the Word God has proclaimed over our lives does what it is purposed to do and never returns to Him fruitless or void (Isaiah 55 v 11). Therefore, we should always be encouraged in and out of the seasons in our lives, knowing that He is steadfast and His Word is too.

We can live from that place of knowing His promises are not empty but areready to be lived out by us as a testimony!