There is one more thing before we proceed to the next group of triggers for the promises of God. Try searching for “the promises of God are yes and amen,” and you will not find it anywhere in the Bible. I am sure most of us think of that promise in those terms. We even pray that way, thereby totally missing the essence of God’s promises.
What you will locate, perhaps after a long and frustrating search, is this. “For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.” Ha! Why does the Bible not say, like us, that the promises of God are yes and amen? From today, you will start praying accurately according to the verse, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Let us remind ourselves of the verse: “For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.” What does that mean? And how is it different from what we claim in prayer, reminding ourselves that the promises of God are yes and amen?” Is this not all semantics, a mere quarreling over words?
Not at all, and I am sure we made the point in an earlier post, but it bears repeating. You cannot possibly inherit (blessings, promises, etc.) from a family to which you do not belong. It cannot be any simpler than that. I, because I do not belong to the Warren Buffett family, cannot inherit from him, no matter how often I claim yes and amen.
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In Christ, God’s Promises Are Yes And Amen
The verse tells us that the promises of God are only yes in Him. Who is this ‘Him’ to whom this verse refers? If you answered Jesus, give yourself a pat on the back; you are firmly on the way to Heaven. If you did not know the “Him” in that verse, perhaps you should return to the beginning of this series on God’s promises and re-read all the posts.
Jesus is the adoption agent who came from Heaven to find us so He can get us into His family. In Him alone is the “Yes.” Imagine that another agent brings you to the gate of heaven. In the kindness of His heart, God will allow you to have food and water before sending you on your way. That is what the Bible says in Matthew 5.45: for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
You will receive the necessities of life, but not the abundant life that Jesus gives. You can pray yes and amen until you are blue in the face, but unless you are a member of God’s family, nothing happens. Are you in Jesus? Then, you are in line for a life more abundant, because God is a lavish God.
And In Him, Also Is Everything
The verse does not stop there. Not only does God not say yes to your requests unless you are in Christ, but you cannot truthfully claim any promise. You may know that “amen” means ‘so be it unto me.’ So in Jesus Christ, God says yes to your request, and you joyfully respond with an Amen.
Before you open your eyes, your “yes and amen” produces miracles and abundant blessings. But only if you are a member of God’s family. Every good gift from the Father, THROUGH Jesus Christ. We cannot say it often enough because many churchgoers fail to appreciate it.
If you are not sure that you have given your life to Jesus, keep quiet when your pastor leads you in such a prayer. Or, spend the time inviting Jesus into your life. When that happens, you may dispense with the ‘yes and amen’ prayer. God will still grant you access to His promises.
Why? Because you are now his child. Do your children have to beg you before you give them good gifts?
Maranatha!
