Today’s Verse
“For no matter how many promises God has made, they are ‘Yes’ in Christ. And so through him the ‘Amen’ is spoken by us to the glory of God.”
2 Corinthians 1:20
When Reality Contradicts the Promise
God’s promises are yes and amen, affirmed, guaranteed, absolutely certain. That’s what Scripture says. But sometimes, circumstances scream the exact opposite.
The promise says God will provide. The bank account says you’re running out. The promise says He’ll never leave you. The loneliness says otherwise. The promise says He works all things for good. The diagnosis, the loss, the broken relationship, none of it feels good. And you’re left holding a promise in one hand and crushing reality in the other, wondering which one to believe.
This is where faith gets tested. Not when promises align perfectly with circumstances, but when they directly contradict what you’re experiencing. When God’s “yes” looks like a “no” from where you’re standing.
Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 1:20: “For no matter how many promises God has made, they are ‘Yes’ in Christ. And so through him the ‘Amen’ is spoken by us to the glory of God.” Every promise, yes. Not “yes, if circumstances cooperate.” Not “yes, when you can see how.” Just yes. Affirmed. Guaranteed. Certain.
But God’s promises being true doesn’t mean circumstances immediately reflect that truth. Abraham was promised descendants but remained childless for decades. Joseph was promised leadership but spent years in slavery and prison. The Israelites were promised a homeland but wandered in the wilderness for forty years. The promise was yes. The timeline looked like no.
Your circumstances aren’t the final word. They’re temporary. The promise stands whether your situation confirms it or contradicts it. God’s yes doesn’t depend on your ability to see how He’ll fulfill it.
Today, if you’re holding a promise that feels contradicted by reality, don’t let circumstances override God’s word. His yes is more reliable than what you see.
Today’s Prayer
Lord, all Your promises are yes and Amen, affirmed and guaranteed, not maybe or conditional but certain, settled, absolutely reliable without exception.
Yes means confirmed, approved, affirmed, that every promise You’ve made is endorsed by Your character, backed by Your power, guaranteed by Your faithfulness.
Teach me that Amen means so be it, it is certain, it will happen, that Your promises aren’t wishful thinking but guaranteed reality waiting to unfold.
All means there are no exceptions, no promises that might fail, no words You’ve spoken that won’t come to pass, every single one is yes and amen, reliable and sure.
Help me stop doubting promises You’ve already affirmed, stop questioning what You’ve declared certain, stop living like Your yes might become no or Your amen might be revoked.
Remind me that these promises are yes in Christ, that every promise God has made finds its fulfillment in Jesus, that He’s the guarantee making every promise certain.
Give me confidence to stand on promises You’ve affirmed, to claim what You’ve declared yes, to believe Your amen makes it certain regardless of how things look.
Let me live today trusting that all God’s promises are yes and Amen, standing on words that cannot fail, building my life on promises that are absolutely, certainly, guaranteed.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen.
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