Standing by His Word (Luke) - Premium Commentary

Standing by His Word

God Fulfills His Promises (A Study of Luke)

When someone makes a promise, you expect that person to keep their word. It is a verbal commitment to perform a future action. How do you feel when a person breaks a promise versus if they fulfill it? With our always faithful God, we never have to worry about Him breaking a promise. He will always stand by His Word and fulfill His promises. In this study of Luke we will discover how God kept His promises that He made centuries earlier. Luke begins his gospel “to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us.” (1:1 NIV) Primarily we will see how Jesus was the fulfillment of Old Testament promises and how He kept His word to His disciples.

Waiting is not always easy, especially for a promise to be fulfilled that does not have a deadline. Some wait several years to get married or have children. Families may save many years or even wait until retirement to take that promised dream vacation. A child waits eagerly for Christmas in hopes of receiving that one anticipated toy. The fulfillment of a promise may take a long time, but there is joy when it is finally fulfilled.

The Jews as a people had suffered 400 years of slavery in Egypt, endured 70 years of exile in Babylon, and were suffering Roman occupation. God in His silence had not spoken to them in hundreds of years. They wondered if God would ever keep His promise and send His Savior to them. In Standing by His Word: God Fulfills His Promises you will see through this study of Luke that many were not ready to receive the promise, some were ready but needed to be convinced, and a few responded immediately to Jesus. How will you respond to Jesus, the fulfilled promise?

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