Monk’s Musings: God Fulfills His Promises
Beacon Bible Camp
“God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?” Numbers 23:19
Towards the end of Israel’s pilgrimage through the desert, and shortly before they entered the promised land, the Lord spoke these words through Balaam, a pagan prophet from an enemy nation, who wanted to curse God’s people, but ended up reluctantly blessing them instead. These same words echo down through the centuries, warning unbelievers that God’s purposes will stand, that His promises will be fulfilled; that it is futile to fight against God. But these same words are a source of untold blessing and encouragement to believers, as we learn to trust His promises and lean on His assurances, loving Him and serving Him, knowing that our faith is not in vain! So “let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.” (Hebrews 10:23).
As our Summer Camps have already begun, we too have been able to verify that God has kept His promises by providing the necessary Summer Staff, engaging committed teams of Directors, Teachers, Cabin Leaders and Kitchen Volunteers, and especially by working in the lives of campers and their families who have registered to come and enjoy a week at Beacon, developing friendships, growing their skills, and learning about God and His special promises to each of them! Please join us in praying for each of our girls’ and boys’ camps, for our youth camps and family camps, so that God would richly bless each camper and volunteer who spends a week living or serving in this lovely corner of the beautiful Canadian Muskoka country.
May we all learn to trust the Lord God to fulfil His wonderful promises to each of us!
On behalf of all the Beacon Staff,
Andrew ‘Monk’ Nunn