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I think God wants to give you a little of encouragement today. Even that sentence by itself can have a calming effect, especially now. You’ve heard the cliché, “There are two sides to every coin.” The same applies to promises.

What does that mean? A promise is a declaration that something will or will not happen. On one side of the promise stands the promise-giver, who makes the declaration, and on the other side stands the promise-receiver, who assumes the promise is an expectation they can bank on.

Think of a promise you made but didn’t keep. It’s painful to think about it,...