Hebrews 6:13-15 (NIV)
13 When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself,
14 saying, "I will surely bless you and give you many descendants."
15 And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.
God’s desire to bless us is exactly his nature. Do you see this? God wanted to convince Abraham that his real desire to bless him was not just an empty promise so when he sought for something that he could use to convince Abraham how certain this promise to bless him was he could find nothing better than to promise with an oath that was made to himself.
Here is what this verse really means when we examine it in detail. God was saying to Abraham, “I will bless you beyond anything you can possibly ever dream of. I will give you more sons and daughters than your mind can even conjure up. And I know this is way too hard for you to even imagine so to make you confident in my promise to you I am swearing an oath by my own name. The only way this promise can fail is if I cease to be God.”
If you have trusted I Christ then God has promised to bless you far beyond what you can dream. He has guaranteed this promise by swearing by his own name and reputation. We have great reason to rejoice Church for our God has made a promise to us guaranteed by his own nature and Character.
This is why Abraham could wait for so long because he had understood the very fulfillment of the promise was guaranteed by God himself. As long as God is God His Words and promises will be fulfilled to us down to the last detail.
So Glad that God will always be God,