The Promise

God promised Adam and Eve that the seed of the woman would crush the serpent's head. He promised Noah that He would never again flood the whole earth, thereby protecting His promise to Adam. He promised Abraham that his descendants would be as the stars in the sky, rulers and kings, and that they would be as numerous as the sands on the seashore. He promised David that one of his descendants would sit on the throne forever. All these promises have been building over time for God’s covenant people, and they are all fulfilled in Christ.

And now that you are in Christ, the promise is for you, and for your children, and to all afar off whom the Lord will call to himself. In Christ is the fulness of the riches of God’s blessings. You are promised that if you have repented and been baptized you have received forgiveness for your sins. That means that you are no longer God’s enemies, but His children. And you have received the gift of the Holy Spirit who unites you to Christ and equips you to disciple the nations. Dear saints, the Lord keeps His promises. Rejoice, you are forgiven!