Firm in Christ’s “Yes”

15 Because I was sure of this, I wanted to come to you first, so that you might have a second experience of grace. 16 I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia, and to come back to you from Macedonia and have you send me on my way to Judea. 17 Was I vacillating when I wanted to do this? Do I make my plans according to the flesh, ready to say “Yes, yes” and “No, no” at the same time? 18 As surely as God is faithful, our word to you has not been Yes and No. 19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you, Silvanus and Timothy and I, was not Yes and No, but in him it is always Yes. 20 For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory. 21 And it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, 22 and who has also put his seal on us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.
2 Co 1:15–22
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Firm in Christ’s “Yes”
In our lives, we often wrestle with doubt: uncertainties about plans, promises, and even our faith. Yet in His letter to the Corinthians, Paul gives a powerful reminder of God’s steadfast faithfulness in Christ. God is not fickle, changing His mind or backing out of promises. Every promise He has made finds its “Yes” in Jesus. The cross stands as the undeniable proof, fulfilling God’s promises to forgive, redeem, and bring us into His family. Through Christ’s death and resurrection, we see God’s unchanging love poured out, a seal of His Spirit, marking us as His own. This assurance is unbreakable, anchored in Jesus’ victory over sin and death. God’s promises do not waver with circumstances. When life feels uncertain, cling to the cross. The “Yes” God gives us in Christ is immovable, a rock-solid foundation. In Christ, we have God’s unwavering “Amen, amen – Yes, yes, it shall be so.”