The historic narrative of Scripture is woven through with God’s promises of hope, well-being, safety, and deliverance. There were promises to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Nehemiah, Noah, and Kings Jehoshaphat, Hezekiah, David, and Solomon—to name a few—that their good purposes would be rewarded, battles would be won, individuals healed and protected, families provided for, lands settled, and wise governments established.
The point of profound importance to us today is, these promises were all kept. In every instance, there was complete follow-through by a loving God who was, and continues to be, ever faithful to His Word. Although each fulfilled promise involved individuals responding to spiritual inspiration and being obedient to divine leadings, in the final analysis, a power much greater than those biblical notables was at work. It was God Himself, bringing forth His loving will for humanity, and revealing man’s heritage of spiritual freedom from the constraints of mortal belief.
Our awareness of, and gratitude for, the many biblical instances of God’s promises fulfilled inspire confidence that healing will surely come in our own lives. Perhaps this is why Mary Baker Eddy, in the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, points out the need to be more cognizant of God’s promises, particularly as they relate to the healing of physical ills. “If we are Christians on all moral questions,” she writes, “but are in darkness as to the physical exemption which Christianity includes, then we must have more faith in God on this subject and be more alive to His promises” (p. 373).
