A number of years ago, somebody counted the promises in the Bible and totaled up 7, 474.  I can’t verify that number, but I do know that within the pages of the Bible there are thousands of promises that grab the reader and say, “Believe me!  Accept me!  Hold on to me!”  And of all the promises in the Bible, the ones that often mean the most are the promises that offer hope at the end of affliction.  Those promises that tell us, “It’s worth it. Walk with Me. Trust Me.  Wait with Me.  I will reward you.”

As for me, I trust in you.  O Lord, I say, “You are my God.”  Psalm 31:14