For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. – Psalm 33:4 NIV

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever. –Isaiah 40:8 ESV

Scrolling through my Facebook timeline one morning, I came across an interesting video about a new diet plan that was supposed to be biblically inspired.

I was curious to hear what the author had to say about the nutrition secrets she said she discovered in the Bible that would help you to “lose weight, look great, feel younger” and give you more energy than you know what to do with (don’t they all claim that?).

So I watched the video. Well, most of it. And with a grain of salt.

She was a good salesperson. I almost believed her. But her over-the-top claims and a lack of real detail about the eating plan itself led to me believe this was just another copycat low-carb diet. I checked the reviews, which weren’t glowing – and I went to several different websites. Many used the word “scam.” One reviewer even posted a drawing of a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

How sad. Even sadder is that she uses the Bible, God, and faith to sell her product.

Watching the video, I could see how it would stir up hope in folks. But it was a false hope.

You’ve got to be careful these days. Technology takes deceit to a whole new level.

Take, for instance, photographs. It used to be a picture told the truth. Not so any more. Using programs such as Photoshop, you can alter a picture by putting things or people in or taking them out, turn items around, or change background scenery so it appears people were where they really weren’t.

And then there are the false news reports and prayer requests posted online. Like the urgent request for a little boy named Dakota who was supposedly life-flighted to a trauma center. After about the umpteenth time it posted, over many months, I checked the legitimacy of this on Snopes.com, which is a good resource to help sort through fact and fiction.

What really breaks my heart is the false hope these deceitful practices give people. No wonder folks are skeptical, cynical, and resistant to believe even the truth when it’s given.

Is there anything we can truly put our faith in? Is there anyone we can believe without a shadow of a doubt?

Yes!

The Bible is full of promises you can believe because the One who made them is someone you can count on.

Here are a few of His promises you can deposit in your promise bank and withdraw whenever you need them. Please note you can never use them up, so once you use them, you can put them back to be used again.

• “I am with you” (Isaiah 41:10).
• “I will never leave you” (Deuteronomy 31:6; Hebrews 13:5).
• “I will never forsake you” (Deuteronomy 36:1; Hebrews 13:5).
• “I will fight for you” (Exodus 14:14).
• “I will help you” (Psalm 54:4; Isaiah 41:10, 13).
• “I will provide for you” (Philippians 4:19).
• “I will sustain you” (Psalm 54:4; Isaiah 46:4).
• “I will guide you” (Psalm 32:8).
• “I will protect you” (Psalm 91, especially verse 11; Psalm 3:3).
• “I will deliver you” (Psalm 50:15).

There are lots more where those came from! And you can believe these promises 100-percent because the One who made them keeps His Word. He cannot lie (Hebrews 6:18). He is faithful (2 Timothy 2:13).

God. His Word. His Promises.

Tried, true, and trustworthy.

Which ones do you need today?

Thank You, God, that there IS something I can believe in – You! Amen.

Read and meditate on Psalm 19:7–10.

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