BOOM! Yes and Amen

“For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.”
- 2 Corinthians 1:20

I’ll never forget watching my daughter play basketball her senior year in an away game at Munday, Texas. We were up against the Munday Mongols and it was a tough game. It was close. My daughter came down, caught the ball at the three-point line and shot. On the release, I yelled with all my might, “BOOM!” I had no doubt the ball was going in and it was a turning point in the game.

I had watched my daughter play organized ball since second grade. I had seen her set and shoot thousands of time. I knew her motions, posture, mechanics and finish. I knew beyond a shadow of doubt when the ball left her hand that it was on the mark. So much so, that I yelled it before it was even halfway to the rim. Even her coach commented about me calling it after the game. A game that set up a playoff run.

If you have been around the game long enough, and know a player well enough, you can see from the positioning and mechanics when they are in the zone. Yet, no player is perfect—save one.

2 Corinthians 1:20 tells us, “For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.” The only one to play the game of life perfectly was Christ. He didn’t miss a shot!

And all the promises in Him are yes and amen!

Sin: “…our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no long be slaves of sin.” (Romans 6:6)

Forgiveness: “And you…He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses.” (Colossians 2:13-14)

Righteousness: “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” (2 Corinthians 5:21)

Holiness: “For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being made holy.” (Hebrews 10:14)

Child of God: “But as many as received Him, to then He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.” (John 1:12)

All of these are YES! They are completed by the work He has done in everyone who believes in Him.

However, they are also AMEN! Amen can be translated as “so let it be.” The promises are not a theological designation for an eternity to come. They are a present reality to be worked out in our daily lives.

His promises give us power over sin. They allow us to forgive others and ourselves. They motivate us to walk in righteousness and holiness. They enable us to live as the children of God. In other words, His promises are a yes, so let them be lived in our daily lives. Amen!

With my daughter, I knew she had made the shot long before it got to the rim because I had so closely observed her playing ball for years. It is no different when it comes to faith. We can only anticipate these promises being worked out in our daily life when we spend enough time watching Christ work. We have to care enough about the game of life to study the posture, mechanics, position and way Christ works to bring these promises to be in our lives.

I drilled into my daughters that games are won or lost in the practice gym. This week I’m challenged to get back in the spiritual gym and consider my posture, mechanics, position and finish and evaluate where I am, and am not allowing Christ to work in my life.

Everywhere I’m willing to allow Him to work, His promises are YES, and AMEN!

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