The Power and Promise of God's Word ~ (2 Peter 1:2-4)

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The Word of God has many promises that Believers can cling to by which we receive strength and comfort. All that we read within God’s Word is true and rooted in the power and love of the Father that gave His Only Begotten so that sinful souls can be redeemed. “Giving thanks unto the Father…Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son: in whom we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins.” (Col. 1:12-14)

The power of God’s Word to give life is rooted in the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ. His shed blood is the basis for all that is written within the pages of Scripture. His resurrection seals the promises given to all who receive the Word (Jesus Christ) as described in John 1. If you come by faith in what Jesus did on the cross, confessing your sinfulness and need for His cleansing, He has promised to save you. “All that the Father giveth me shall come to Me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.” (Jn. 6:37) 

The power of God’s Word for salvation is fulfillment of the purpose in which the Father sent Jesus to this earth clothed in human flesh. The same resurrection power that raised Jesus to life, victorious over the grave is the same power that works through His Word by the Holy Spirit to save souls for all eternity. Not only does His Word possess the power to save, but with it comes the promise of eternal security. We are “kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.” (See I Pt. 1:3-5)

The promise of God’s Word is that His keeping power never fails. Each soul that is saved is also sealed by His Holy Spirit. “And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.” (Eph. 4:30) This seal is a divine security measure for our reassurance that nothing can remove us from redeemed status. God’s faithfulness in keeping His promises has been secured in His power to raise Jesus Christ from the dead. “That I may know Him (Jesus), and the power of His resurrection…” (Phil. 3:9-10)