Then the LORD said to me, “You have seen well, for I
am watching over my word to perform it.” Jeremiah 1:12
The words, 'for I am
watching over my word to perform it' are very powerful, and that in at least
two ways.
First, this means
that when God makes a promise, there is no way that He will fail to keep it.
This is quite an encouragement to our faith. To be able to say, 'My Father
promised, and I know that He always keeps His promises', makes a huge
difference as we face the difficulties of this life.
At the same time,
this means that when God threatens to deal with rebels there is also no way
that He won't follow through. This is also an encouragement to us, an
encouragement to work at being faithful when we are being sorely tempted to
rebel. We work at this because we know that the threats God has included in His
Word are for real.