No Matter What May Be The Test

Psalm 119.140 Your Promises have been thoroughly tested and your servant loves them. God's Word: * The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the Word of our God endures forever. Isaiah 40.8 * Forever, O LORD, Your Word is settled in heaven. Psalm 119.89 Your Word, LORD, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens. * So will My Word be which goes forth from My mouth; It will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it. Isaiah 55.11 * Heaven and earth will pass away, but My Words will never pass away. Mark 13.31 (The Words of Jesus) The surety of the Word of God. It is certain. It is eternal. It will never pass away. It is true. No matter what may be the test. They are thoroughly tested at times. This was the Psalmist's testimony. 1. He is Faithful To All His Promises. Psalm 145.13 Joshua 21:45, “Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.” It took 40 years. This was not because of God but Israel. However these is even a longer waiting. These promises went all the way back to Abraham. He keeps His Word. II Peter 3.8 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the LORD a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 9 The LORD is not slow in keeping His promise, as some understand slowness. Instead He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. 10 But the day of the LORD will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare. We have an obsession with the "here and now" in America. We have Instant Messenger, Instant Coffee, Instant Mashed Potatoes, Instant Pudding, On Demand TV Shows... We are so programmed today to be instantly gratified. From instant credit to ATM machines to high-speed Internet and fast-food restaurants, we are wired to getting everything we need and want now. And if we don’t get it now, our blood pressure starts to rise! But God’s timelines are wiser and better than our little antsy, often shortsighted expectations. That is carried over our relationship to God and His promises.- Joseph Stowell I think of the waiting for the blooms of the flowers. They take their time! Stay the Course! Trust in the LORD! He will do what He says! We have the Rock Solid examples of His Word and History. The faithfulness of the LORD. is higher than the heavens reaching to the sky. Psalm 108.4 continues throughout all generations. Psalm 119.90 is recognized in nature. Psalm 8.3-4 2. His Promises Will Be Tested. Thoroughly= exceedingly much, force, might Things that come against it: *Critics *Mockers *Satan "Did God really say..." *Time *Competing schools of thought that may sound good. Discernment is needed more than ever before! Tested= smelt, refined Put through the fire With great force and might His Promises will be put through the fire and we with them if we believe Him! Think of Abraham an Isaac. The Promise given to Abraham. Waiting for that Promise to be fulfilled... then long after it is God calling upon Abraham to sacrifice Isaac. The dreams of Joseph and the anointing of David were both tested severely after they were given to these young men. God spoke to Habakkuk, He told him, "Write the vision down upon the tablet... make it plain... though it tarries wait for it. It will certainly will come. It will not delay." Habakkuk 2.2-3 We are all tested when we depend upon God's Word. God's Word is put to the test all the time. "No matter what may the be the test, God will take care of you..." "The Bible stands every test we give it for it Author is divine." Psalm 12.6 And the words of the Lord are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times. 3. Through This We Love The LORD and His Promises Of God Even More. "... Your servant loves them." Love= human love, deep friendship as with a friend or family As we walk with the LORD we develop this deep relationship with the Promises of God. Hymns have been written like Standing on The Promises. More than that we embrace His Promises. We make them our own. We quote them in times of trouble. His promises become more precious to us when we go through the fire! The Molly Kathleen Gold Mine in Cripple Creek Colorado. Psalm 66:10 For you, God, tested us; You refined us like silver. God's Word stands and when we stand upon it we stand too. The wise and the foolish man in Matthew 7. David prayed in Psalm 57.1 Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me, for in You I take refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of Your wings until the disaster has passed. David knew God. He knew He could trust Him to do what He said. He struggled at times, many times with his feelings. He was an emotional wreck in some moments, some very difficult moments. He never lost his faith. When God's promises are thoroughly tested we can be shaken to our core. We may get depressed and even feel like it is all over. We may come to the end of ourselves. I know that is an uncomfortable place to be and we do not like it there but it is there where we meet with God in unusual ways, extraordinary ways. We are not committed to our own comfort, we are committed to God. So trust His Promises today in your life, no matter what may be the test! .