“The cross and the empty tomb tell us something. They prove that all of God’s promises can be trusted.
For the promise that His Son would suffer in our place (Isaiah 53:4-6) was surely the hardest promise the Father ever made. And He kept it. In fact, says Paul, ‘all the promises of God find their Yes in Him (2 Corinthians 1:20)’.
What does God promise to you this Christmas and beyond?
He promises to forgive all your sins when you turn from them.
He promises always to hear you when you call to Him.
He promises only to work for your good.
He promises to walk alongside you through all the hard times, and bring you safely into His presence in heaven.
If you love Him, you will trust Him.
How? By remembering that God has already kept His hardest-to-keep promise in Christ— from His makeshift cradle to His empty grave.”
–Sinclair Ferguson, Love Came Down at Christmas: Daily Readings For Advent (Epsom, U.K.: Good Book Company, 2018), 101.
