The Patriot Post® · Underpromise, Overdeliver

“This has never happened to me before,” I told my air conditioning company owner after he completed some work on my A/C system. He is also a Christian brother and friend, so that might have something to do with the fact he “overdelivered” on making changes to my A/C system.

Sadly, it’s a rare occurrence to get more than you were promised, whether it’s a meal at a restaurant or the latest hi-tech gadget. In the midst of all the world’s underperformance, Christians have the honor of serving a God who actually overdelivers on the promises He has made to His people.

What exactly are these promises we’ve been given? The Apostle Paul tells us we have every spiritual blessing. “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.” (Ephesians 1:3, ESV)

We are blessed with eternal life. “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.” (John 10:27-28)

God promises us He will never give up on us. “He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” (Philippians 1:6)

God can make that promise because “it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.” (Philippians 2:13) What this passage is saying is that God, by the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit, gives us both the desire to live a holy life and the power to accomplish it.

I could go on because the Apostle Peter tells us, “His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises [‘exceeding great and precious promises,’ KJV], so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature.” (2 Peter 1:3-4)

With all of these blessings and promises, how then can God “overdeliver”? The Apostle Paul tells us how in this prayer of praise in Ephesians: “Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” (Ephesians 3:20-21)

The King James Version renders it “exceeding abundantly above all that we could ask or think.” Not only does God bless us, but He goes far beyond all we can ask or think. He is truly a God Who overdelivers for His children!

What say ye, Man of Valor?
Semper Fidelis!