In today’s post we cover the 2nd C: confirm. As always, let’s make sure we have a clear understanding of the word. According to our friends at Webster- Merriam, confirm can be defined as follows:

to give new assurance of the validity of: remove doubt about by authoritative act or indisputable fact

In Exodus 6: 2-8, God confirms by recalling the covenant he made with Abraham, Isaac, and Joseph. As you may already know, a covenant is an agreement. In this case, it’s an agreement made between God and His people. This is important because, though we may falter in our walk and in our faith, God doesn’t forget His promises. A promise, as I’m sure you know, is only as good as the person making the promise. In the world of finance, there is something called a bond. A bond is a debt instrument. Basically, it’s a loan or IOU. The investor loans his or her money to an entity (a company, a city, or the government) and the entity promises to pay the loan back with interest. Bonds are given different ratings. The ratings range from AAA to junk bonds (I think the name speaks for itself). Well, a bond’s rating is based on the issuer’s financial condition. In other words, how likely is it that the issuer will be around when it comes time to pay the debt? A bond with a AAA rating has the highest assurance that the debt will likely be paid. This is why Treasury Bonds are the safest. Treasury Bonds are backed by the “full faith and credit” of the United States government. They are considered to be pretty much risk-free. But as we’ve seen in our lifetimes, even governments can fail. Nations rise and fall. But we as Christians have a more secure standing. We have something better than the highest rating that can be issued by man: God’s promises, which are backed by His Word. There is no stronger backing. His Word is unfailing. It is stronger than any rock, any institution, and any man.

In the final post of this series, we will take a look at how strong a backer we actually have in God.