It’s election season and that means politicians are getting up in front of crowds, making emotional speeches and promising the world to their constituents. Many of these promises will never be fulfilled, hampered by political obstacles or possibly the candidate is just making a huge, empty claim to get the votes. In any case, we tend to become enamored by these men and women, seeing them as the sole solution to the problem we face. We take these promises at their word somewhat naively. It’s just something we are prone to do.
Unlike, election-time candidates, Jesus never made any promises that he couldn’t keep. Jesus came to inaugurate a kingdom and His kingly agenda will never fail. Rulers and presidents may fall, but God’s Word reigns forever (Psalm 119:89).
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