God Keeps His Promises

Deuteronomy 30

            The other day, I railed quite a bit about Deuteronomy 28 with all of its covenantal curses. I suppose Deuteronomy 30 is the counterpoint to that because it is a promise of restoration. The Lord will always be faithful to His promises. All those times in Exodus and Numbers, when the Lord was on His last nerve with Israel, when He threatened to destroy them and start over with Moses, Moses reminded the Lord, “You promised.” I suspect that those instances, it was more of a test for Moses than a serious proposal for the Lord. He keeps His promises. It’s His hallmark. Israel might (and, in actuality, did) face exile for her unfaithfulness, but the Lord will (and did) preserve a remnant so that His promise of salvation through Abraham’s descendants would be fulfilled.

            The wrath of God is real, and we do well to take Him seriously when He demands and threatens. However, I find great comfort in Lamentations 3: “Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. ²³ They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness… ³¹ For no one is cast off by the Lord forever. ³² Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love. ³³ For he does not willingly bring affliction or grief to anyone (vv. 22-23, 32-33).