Standing on the Promises

 

 

Somewhere in time, in 1886, R. Kelso Carter wrote a hymn called “Standing on the Promises”.  I remember singing this as a child and this song has been stuck in my head this week.  I pulled out my book, “Then Sings My Soul” by Robert Morgan and I looked up the song. 

R. Kelso Carter was raised by strong Christians, yet his own faith wavered somewhere between hot and cold, devoted and living to please himself.  It was during this time, he developed a heart disease.  He did everything in his own power to combat the disease and he finally had to give up.  Sometimes faced with eternity, we realize the importance of God in our lives now.  From this experience, he recommitted his life to God completely.  No more on again off again, but complete dedication to Christ.  While reading and studying his Bible he noticed some of God’s promises and this inspired the song.

              Standing on the promises of Christ my King.

Through eternal ages let his praises ring.

Glory in the highest I will shout and sing.

Standing on the promises of God.

 

All of this made me think of some of the promises God made.

Hebrews 13:5(B) “For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.””

Philippians 4:19 “And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”

2 Timothy 1:7 “For God has not given us a spirit us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and a sound mind.”

After thinking of all God’s promises, I found the most amazing one is the promise that God, will take us in His family and call us His children, if we only believe.  John 1:12 “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.”

The greatest promise of all, by believing in Jesus Christ we are transformed into children of God.  All of us who believe are part of God’s family. 

Like R. Kelso Carter, you may be wavering, but today is the day to make your commitment to Christ. Don’t put it off. No one is guaranteed tomorrow.

 

 

 

Sanctus Real - Promises (Official Acoustic Performance) from sanctus-real on GodTube.