The Promise Keeper

Read Numbers 23:1-26

Numbers 23:19
God is not human, that he should lie,
not a human being, that he should change his mind.
Does he speak and then not act?
Does he promise and not fulfill?

This is an interesting passage about Balaam who was hired by Balak, the Moabite king to curse Israel. However he ended up blessing Israel instead – all because God is a Promise-keeper.

People who keep promises are difficult to find these days. We are too quick to promise and too weak to deliver. A man’s word – how he keeps to his word – is a sign of his integrity. Being true to our word is a manifestation of our character; especially when the circumstances are dire.

God is a Promise-keeper. He will not let us down. He always acts upon what He says. Even when we forget His promises to us, He will not forget. His memory to all things good for us holds to eternity while He chooses to forget our sins in an instant. How much must He loves us!

The Bible is full of God’s promises toward us. One of the secrets of the great saints is to remind God of His promises to us and hold God at His word. To know and hold God at His promises fuels us in our prayers – we will not easily give up when things get tough because the God who promises will fulfil His word.

God’s integrity is at stake and He will do it.