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Octavius Winslow, 1856 (edited for
today's reader by Larry E. Wilson, 2010)
Bible Verse
"He who promised is faithful" (Heb. 10:23).
Devotional
O you of doubting and fearful heart! Do you look at the waves rolling at your feet? And well near sinking beneath their swellings, do you exclaim, ""Will the Lord spurn forever, and never again be favorable? Has his steadfast love forever ceased? Are his promises at an end for all time? Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he in anger shut up his compassion?" (Ps. 77:7–9).
See the glory of God's truth beaming in the face of Jesus Christ and do not doubt any more. As long as Jesus lives—lives as your Advocate, as your High Priest, as your Representative in the court of heaven—all is yours which the covenant promises; all is yours which his mediation secures.
"For all the promises of God find their YES in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our AMEN to God for his glory" (2 Cor. 1:20). God will never break his oath, or falsify his Word, or alter the thing that has gone out of his mouth. "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away" (Matt. 24:35). God himself says it. Let faith believe it because he says it.
It is so essential to your comfort that I would repeat the caution: in all your dealings with the Divine promises, do not look so much at the grace of the promise or at the thing promised—precious as both are—as at God in the promise. The promise is the heart of your Father speaking. The promise is the faithfulness of your Father performing. Therefore, do not rest in the blessing promised. Rest in the veracity of him who promises it. Then your faith will have confidence towards God.
"Great is thy faithfulness"
This hymn is copyright 1923, renewed 1951, Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. If you wish to print, copy, cut/paste or duplicate these lyrics you must obtain permission from Hope Publishing Company, 380 South Main Place, Carol Stream, IL 60188 (800-323-1049).
Be sure to read the Preface by Octavius Winslow and A Note from the Editor by Larry E. Wilson.
Larry Wilson is an ordained minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. In addition to having served as the General Secretary of the Committee on Christian Education of the OPC (2000–2004) and having written a number of articles and booklets (such as God's Words for Worship and Why Does the OPC Baptize Infants) for New Horizons and elsewhere, he has pastored OPC churches in Minnesota, Indiana, and Ohio. We are grateful to him for his editing of Morning Thoughts, the OPC Daily Devotional for 2025.
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