The Promise That God’s Word Will Never Pass Away – Part 4

Wade Webster

It Is a Comforting Promise

Not all of God’s promises are comforting. After all, God has made promises to judge the wicked. No comfort can be found in these promises (Acts 24:25; Heb. 10:26-27). Perhaps to the wicked, the promise that God’s word will not pass away is not comforting. In fact, it is probably very troubling. The wicked would like for the word to pass away so they do not have to be judged by it. However, it will be there, they will be judged by it (Rev. 20:12; John 12:48).  For us as Christians, the indestructibility of the word is very comforting. Our comfort is not in our perfection, but in its provision. Think of how the word is described:

●          It is a solid foundation (Matt. 7:24-27).

●          It is a light (Ps. 119:105).

●          It is a sword (Eph.6:17).

●          It is food (1 Pet. 2:2; Job 23:12).

If the word could pass away, then it would be very troubling to be without these concepts and many more. Without a foundation, nothing we build would stand for long. Without a light, we would be lost in sin’s dark night. Without a sword, we would be easy prey for the devil. Without food, our souls would shrivel and die from malnutrition. We are comforted in the knowledge that we will never be without these things because we will always have the word of God. We are comforted in what the Scriptures tell us about God and His faithfulness to His children (Rom. 15:4).

Surely, the promise that God’s word will never pass away is an exceedingly great and precious promise (2 Pet. 1:3-4). At some point in time, without this promise being true, we would lose all of the others. It is this book that tells us of all the other promises and how they can be ours.

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