For the Son of God, Christ Jesus, who was preached among you by us... was not yes and no, but is yes in Him. For as many be the promises of God, in Him they are yes.
2 Corinthians 1:19,20a
There is someone who when He speaks a promise, always fulfills it as he promised: Christ Jesus. All of God's promises find their fulfillment, their Amen, their Yes, in Him.
What are some of His promises to us? I forgive you all your sins (Absolution). I baptize you in my Holy Name to make you my beloved child and an heir of all my kingdom (Baptism). I give you my very body and blood for the forgiveness of your sins, for the strengthening of your faith, for the unity of the church (Lord's Supper).
It is said that Luther's turning point and the Reformation's start was when he discovered in God's Word in 1518 that when God speaks words of promise, they are just that: deliver what is promised in Christ Jesus! As in the Christmas story from Luke 2:11 "To you is born this day a Savior!" He had promised it long ago and He delivered.
Jesus is the reconciliation for everyone, having made peace for warring, rebelling humans against God by the sinless one becoming sin for the sinful (2 Corinthians 5:19-21). Thus, God gives His ambassadors (pastors) to speak this message of reconciliation, this peace Jesus earns and now distributes through speaking the promises fulfilled in Christ Jesus!
Trust that all promises to restore you to our Holy God are Yes, Amen, Fulfilled in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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