Jehovah Fulfills His Promises

We worship a God whose very name is bound up with the fulfillment of his promises.  In Bible times a name often made a statement about the person.  This is also true of the name Jehovah, which means "He Causes to Become."  Thus the divine name encompasses the thought that God will fulfill his promises and accomplish his purposes.

True to his name, Jehovah kept every promise he made to the ancient nation of Israel. Regarding these promises, King Solomon acknowledged:  "Blessed be Jehovah, who has given a resting-place to his people Israel according to all that he has promised. There has not failed  one word of all his good promise that he has promised by means of Moses his servant." -1 Kings 8:56.

The trustworthiness of Jehovah is such that the apostle Paul could reason:  "When God made his promise to Abraham, since he could not swear by anyone greater, he swore by himself." (Hebrews 6:13) Yes, Jehovah's very name and person are a guarantee that he will not renege on his promises, even though they may cost him dearly.  (Romans 8:32) The fact that Jehovah fulfills his promises give us hope that is an anchor for our soul, or life. -Hebrews 6:19. 

Next time: Jehovah's Promises and our Future

From the Watchtower magazine, 1999