Some of the most dreaded words for any parent are: “But you promised!” And trying to weasel out of it with a spineless “maybe” always backfires. “You promised we would go to the park!” “No, I said maybe we would.” “You promised we would have ice cream after dinner.” “No, I said we might.” “You promised I wouldn’t get a shot at the doctor!” “No, I said it was a slight possibility.” So what about God? Does God try to weasel out of his promises by making His Word vague? How often my accusation against God comes when something doesn’t turn out how I thought it would. Romans 9 and 11, our texts for this morning, were written to answer the accusation against God: ”But you promised!” Or an even more probing question, “Can God’s promises fail?” Because sometimes it looks like they have. Let’s read because this is God’s Word, and we need His help in understanding it.
