Yes and Amen
“For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.” 2 Corinthians 1:20
Today I want to talk about the seal of God’s promises! Amen! The word “Amen” literally means “so be it” or “it is true!” Most of us usually end our prayer to God by saying “Amen.” We voice our confidence in the promise of God that we have just prayed when we seal that prayer with our “Amen”!
This verse in 2 Corinthians reinforces the idea that when we put our faith in God’s promises (His Word) we know that God’s answer is “Yes!” We do not have to wait until we see things actually happen, we know at the moment we say “Amen,” it is accomplished in the heart of God; therefore, it is done in the spirit realm. The passage says this is the truth about all God’s promises. Anything we ask of Him, that He has said in His Word, we know according to this scripture that His answer is “Yes and Amen!” He is in full agreement with us to pass those promises on to us.
This scripture also says that taking hold of God’s promise and applying it to your life brings glory to God. That glory comes through us to Him. Taking ahold of God’s promise is a way we can bring glory and honor to God. In other words, this is something that blesses God. We believe Him and what He said thousands of years ago, He meant it for all eternity including today.
For example, God tells us in His Word not to forget about His benefits in Psalms 103. Therefore, we know that these are His will and His promises to us. We can pray: Thank you Father that you promised to forgive all my iniquities, yes! I receive the promise that You heal all my diseases, Amen! Thank you for redeeming my life from destruction, yes! And crowning me with Your lovingkindness and tender mercies, Amen! God made those promises, so when I receive them by faith from Him, He says “Yes! You can have them and Amen; they now belong to you!”
One last thought I want to share with you today is something I experienced recently. In a worship service, I was singing a song that repeated the word “Amen” several times. Each time I sang the word, the Holy Spirit brought to my memory different things I had prayed about and sealed it with “Amen!” Suddenly, it made sense to me that “Amen” was the seal on my prayer to hold and keep the answer to my request until it is released into this world and it can be seen by my natural eyes.
Today I want to encourage you again to apply God’s promises continually to your daily walk. Practice on every little thing that comes your way. Meditate His Words day and night. Instead of worrying or taking on the care and concern of each issue, put the Word of God on the situation. Then when bigger problems come, it will be easy for you to trust God’s promises because you practiced and developed a habit in your everyday life. Then seal each of your prayers with “Amen” because everything that God promised, He says yes to today! And every Word that He spoke yesterday has the seal of Amen on it that cannot be broken!
Today’s scripture reading: 2 Corinthians 1:15-24
15 And in this confidence I intended to come to you before, that you might have a second benefit
16 to pass by way of you to Macedonia, to come again from Macedonia to you, and be helped by you on my way to Judea.
17 Therefore, when I was planning this, did I do it lightly? Or the things I plan, do I plan according to the flesh, that with me there should be Yes, Yes, and No, No?
18 But as God is faithful, our word to you was not Yes and No.
19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me, Silvanus, and Timothy—was not Yes and No, but in Him was Yes.
20 For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.
21 Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God,
22 who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.
23 Moreover I call God as witness against my soul, that to spare you I came no more to Corinth.
24 Not that we have dominion over your faith, but are fellow workers for your joy; for by faith you stand.
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