God will always keep His promises to us.
SCRIPTURE | Genesis 15–17
CENTRAL TRUTH
Abram could never keep up his end of a covenant with God because of sin, but fulfillment rested on God alone. God is a covenant maker and covenant keeper. The connection to us? Jesus walked in our place. He was the promise fulfilled. Salvation comes from His ability to be faithful, not ours.
Key question
Abraham was seventy-five years old when he left his home; here, he was ninety-nine. What does this teach you about the timing of God’s promises?
Keep in Mind
Trust is a big deal for our students. Once trust is broken, it’s very difficult to regain. Many of them have experienced betrayal, and they may find it hard to trust anyone. And when this happens, that struggle can hinder their ability to trust God. They may ask: Can I really trust Him to take care of me? To guide me? To help me? To be there and never leave? Here’s what we have to remember: God isn’t like us. We break promises, but God does not. We look out for ourselves, but God looks out for His creation. We are faithless, but God is faithful. So, yes, they can trust God to take care of them, to guide them, to help them, and to stay. He won’t ever go back on His word. God has already fulfilled His Word to save us through Jesus’s death on the cross and His resurrection. He’s absolutely worthy of our trust.
APPLICATION
In what area of your life do you struggle to trust God? How can you take steps to trust Him this week?
THE WIN
FOR THE STUDENT: We can trust God with all things. We can release our grip and wait on Him. He promises to be with us in all things—even the hard things, especially the hard things. He will come through because His very nature is to be faithful.
FOR THE LEADER: When we face difficult situations, we can get mixed up in our heads and feel as if God isn’t with us or that He’s breaking His word to us. That’s when we must remember what God actually said: He’ll never leave us; He is faithful to save us; He wants us to live abundantly; and He is our comfort and peace. Consider looking up verses that reiterate these truths and sharing with students.
