Not One Word Failed

-March 29, 2023-

Good morning, happy Wednesday,

“Behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth. And you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spoke concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one word of them has failed.”

(Joshua 23:14).

Looking back, Joshua traced the faithfulness of God in his life and in the lives of the Israelites. God had been faithful through all the wilderness and into the Promised Land. It was a golden era for all of them. God gave them victory after victory and they took possession of the land that God had promised them. All the men and women who left Egypt died, except Joshua and Caleb. God did this because of their rebellion and unbelief. Their children were the ones who reached the Promised Land. They were they ones who got to see it, eat from it, live in it, and enjoy it.

When we look back, we remember the faithfulness of God in bringing us to this point in our spiritual journey. The older we get the more we should appreciate all of God’s promises and blessings. Not one of God’s promises ever fails; for God never fails. Through all of life’s problems, trials, and struggles, the Lord has sustained us and maintained us; preserved us and protected us; and enriched us and encouraged us.

Acts 14:21-22 says, “And when they preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch, strengthening the souls of of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, ‘We must must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.’” Paul and Barnabas, like Joshua, encouraged God’s people. Solomon did the same thing when he completed the temple. He proclaimed in 1 Kings 8:56, “Blessed be the Lord, who has given us rest (or peace) to all His people Israel according to all that He promised. There has not failed one word of all His good promise, which He promised through His servant Moses.”

God always fulfills His promises. We just need to know them and claim them. The hymn writer R. Kelso Carter wrote, “Standing on the promises that cannot fail, when the howling storms of doubt and fear assail, by the living Word of God I shall prevail, standing on the promises of God.” Let us press on with fresh encouragement and joy, knowing that the Lord has brought thus far and He will take us all the way to heaven. The Christian life is not easy, but the Lord is with us and for us. It gives us abundant peace and encouragement.

Have a blessed day living for the Lord and serving Him. Stay safe and healthy.

Standing on the promises of Christ who never fails us,

Dean