We Still Change One Word in God’s Promises

Jesus said in John 8:51, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.” The men standing in front of him answered in the next verse, and they were quoting him: “Thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.”

Did you catch it? Jesus said see. They said taste.

It’s one word, and it’s easy to read right past. But I believe it tells us something. You don’t fear tasting what you expect to escape. These men already saw themselves in the ground beside Abraham and the prophets, so when the promise reached their ears, it came out in the language of the grave. They heard what they expected to hear instead of what Jesus said.

We do this. We come to the Word with our conclusion already made, and whatever doesn’t fit gets trimmed. “That’s just how I am.” “God can’t mean that for my situation.” Nobody calls it unbelief. We call it being realistic.

Now, look at Hebrews 2:9. It says Jesus “by the grace of God should taste death for every man.” The word they threw at him is the word the Lord took on himself. He drank that cup to the dregs so the believer would not have to.

So this week, open your Bible to the promise you’ve been struggling to believe and read it exactly as written. Put your finger on the words. Leave your circumstances out of it, and don’t paraphrase. Then ask the Lord to help you believe what He said.

There’s more in that one word than a short post can hold. Listen to the entire message from John 8 below:

Pastor Fortunato
Founding Pastor & Preacher of the Word.
Pilgrim Baptist Church — Cookeville, Tennessee

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