DRAWING POWER

God’s Word is as full of promises as the heavens are full of stars, and all of them are payable according to the conditions named. They are made freely and they are paid fully. [Nineteenth-century British preacher Charles] Spurgeon called the book of God’s promises “the checkbook of the Bank of Faith.” We do not have checkbooks for an ornament or for meditation, but for use!

there is life-giving power in what God says in His Word

A promise of God is given to be presented and paid in full. The believer’s capital for the King’s business is all lodged in the Lord’s treasury, and the only way to secure it for use is to make daily drafts upon the unfailing supply.

God writes no names upon these promises, only conditions upon which they will be honored. Put your name in, fulfill the conditions, and draw upon God for all He promises. Some promises are payable upon demand, while others are dated further on. But a long-term promise of God is as sure of payment as one payable on demand!

—Mrs. Charles E. Cowman (1870–1960), Mountain Trailways 