Have you ever taken time to search God’s Word and mark down some of His promises to His people? It is a very encouraging way to study God’s Word. In Jeremiah 29:11-13 we find, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.”
The Apostle Paul writes, “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).
Meditate on Scriptures like Isaiah 53, where Isaiah describes the punishment that the Lord endured so that we could be healed. Scripture reveals that on several occasions God instructs His people to do one thing and promises that He will do something in response. You see this in Isaiah 58, where the Lord is explaining the goal of genuine fasting to His people.
Even in that chapter, the Lord promises:
Then your light shall break forth like the morning,
Your healing shall spring forth speedily, And your righteousness shall go before you; The glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer; You shall cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ (Isaiah 58:8-9)
In these final days of the fast—continue to set your heart and mind on things above. Cling to the promises of God, as Paul tells us, “Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God” (2 Corinthians 7:1).
