“I will exalt you, Lord, for you rescued me. You refused to let my enemies triumph over me.” (Psalms‬ ‭30:1‬ ‭NLT‬)

My husband loves to remind me: only God’s sovereignty and omniscience allow His future promises to be so certain that it’s as though they have already happened. He alone can refer to His promises as past events. I’m comforted by this truth when I read this verse, when I”m still waiting on rescue but still certain of it.

We can take God’s promises to the bank. We can rest our full weight on them because if He said it, it’s happening eventually. Otherwise they wouldn’t be included in His book.

“For all of God’s promises have been fulfilled in Christ with a resounding “Yes!” And through Christ, our “Amen” (which means “Yes”) ascends to God for his glory.” (2 Corinthians‬ ‭1:20‬ ‭NLT‬‬)

Jesus is the flesh and blood answer to all of God’s promises.

Our belief and agreement with God’s promises through Christ bring God glory.

Yes, belief in between the promise and the fulfillment is stretching, but it’s that very belief that bring God glory. Taking Him at His Word, even while we can’t yet see it, thrills His Papa-heart.

Matt Maher sings it, a reminder for himself and us, I’m sure. “All the people say ‘Amen.’” Amen is our agreement with God’s truth. Amen aligns is with the heartbeat of heaven. Amen might be the most powerful word we can learn to live.

Lord, we long to live in alignment and agreement with You. Grow our faith in Your promises. Let us lean in with all our weight even while we still can’t quite see how they could be. Give us the tenacity to trust anyway. We believe You are sovereign and good. Amen.