Yes & Amen
“For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen,
to the glory of God through us.” (2 Corinthians 1:20, NKJV)
Q: Would you agree that God has made promises to us?
A: Yes.
Q: Would you say that God has made personal promises to you?
A: I’m sure He has.
Q: Have all of God’s promises been fulfilled in your life?
A: I think I could answer that with a resounding, NO!
However, don’t fret. As long as you have breath in your body, God has time to make good on what He has promised you.
Paul reassures us, in our passage today, that, first of all, all of God’s promises have been fulfilled in Christ. And, secondly, the affirmation of those promises is YES. The fall brought about a major shift in humanity. And even though it caused a great separation between God and man, it was God’s intention to remain faithful to His people.
Forty-two generations later, Jesus comes on the scene to live up to everything God had declared for His sons and daughters.
For Christ said, “Behold, I have come — in the volume of the book it is written of Me — To do Your will, O God.” (Hebrews 10:7)
God has promised to be with you, protect you, be your strength, answer you, give you peace, and always love you — these are just a few of many.
And yet, the promises of God are conditional, meaning that, they require a response. You remember growing up as toddlers; we were taught to say “thank you” when someone gave you something or did something for you. Our parents demanded we show our manners and acknowledge when acts of kindness were performed for us. Words like “please” and “thank you” were among the first to be a part of our mental vocabulary. And so it is today. We are still required to respond when we come into the understanding that God has bestowed upon us His word of honor.
For you see, our walk with God is not a one-way street. It’s a two-way street — it is a covenant agreement that’s entered into mutually.
Can you imagine how God feels when we fail to respond to Him? Offended, maybe?
Our response of “Amen” signifies that we come into agreement with the promises of God. It means we believe that Jesus is the fulfillment of those promises, and we agree with what He has done. So we say amen to bring glory to God for His doing.
Psalm 118:23 says, “This was the LORD’s doing; It is marvelous in our eyes.”
Those things seen and those things unseen require a response. May we forever give God His proper respect and bring glory to Him with our Amen.
For all of God’s promises find their “yes” of fulfillment in him. And as his “yes” and our “amen” ascend to God, we bring him glory! (2 Corinthians 1:20, TPT)
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