Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
2 Peter 1:4
In the last blog, we saw how the promises of salvation are the greatest and most precious promises God gave us. We began looking at why they are the greatest & examined how they are great in quantity. We broke down the salvation promises into those that have been fulfilled, those that are being fulfilled in our lives, and those yet to be fulfilled.
Now, let’s note that in addition to being great in quantity, these promises are also great in quality. A promise given by God cannot be broken. They are different than a promise given by a fellow human being. People frequently break promises, but God cannot break a promise. It is an iron-clad guarantee. Since they are given by God, they are the highest quality of promises that you will ever receive.
Not only are salvation promises great in quantity and quality, the are great in their magnitude, in the effect they have. The first promise of salvation is in Genesis 3:15. When God spoke the promise of Gen. 3:15, it altered everything. Let’s examine what happened, but first look at Genesis 1. Before Genesis 1, there was nothing but God. There was no time, there wasn’t even space – just God. Then God spoke. Things that didn’t exist came into being. In fact, everything there is (except God) came into being.
Fast forward to Genesis 3:6 and you find Adam and Eve sinning. This is the worst part of the history of man. There is no other period that is as bleak as this period. Why? Man was completely corrupted. Man was separated from God and was even hiding from God. Lost. Hopeless. Helpless. Only wrath, judgment, and condemnation awaited. Then God spoke. In Genesis 3:15 God promised a Savior. When God spoke this promise, the entire future of man realigned. Did you catch that – by merely speaking a promise, God realigned the entire future from one of condemnation to one of redemption. That is what you call an exceeding great promise
In the next blog, we’ll see one more way salvation promises are exceeding great.
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