JAN 13

John 17
Memorise John 17:17
“…he will not fail thee…”

I have a friend who sometimes has a tendency to make empty promises. This friend will impulsively promise to do certain things, but more often than not, he will not actually carry these plans out. I have since learnt not to put too much weight on this friend’s words.

Perhaps you have encountered people like that too. Sometimes, it can be disappointing when we realise that those promises were meaningless words! But we can be sure that there is One who will never fail us. In today’s reading, Jesus declares with great conviction that “thy word is truth”. All the words which God has spoken are 100% true. And where are these words to be found? In the Bible! Therefore, we can have full assurance that all that is written in the Bible is true, including things concerning the past, present, and even the future. The records of all the great men and women of the Bible are true, and have been preserved for us so that we can learn from and be encouraged by their godly examples. For us who are living as Christians today, we know that God has given us many wonderful promises that will help us in our journeys here on this earth. He has promised us His abiding presence, His grace in times of need, His comfort in times of trouble and His forgiveness in times of sin. As we look towards the future, we have the full assurance of the eternal hope of heaven – that we have a far better home that awaits us after this life is over.

Dear teen, have you ever doubted God’s Word? Have there been times when you have questioned His wisdom, or wondered if He had made some mistakes? Or has there been a time where you felt as if He had failed you, or not kept His promises? May you never doubt Him, but instead believe wholeheartedly that our God, whose word is truth, will never fail you. And may you also learn to be like our promise-keeping God, that your every word be “Yea, yea; Nay, nay” (Matthew 5:37).

Thought: God has never once failed me.
Prayer: Lord, thank You for being a promise-keeping God.