1997) Taking someone’s word for things these days isn’t always prudent. There was a time when two people agreed on something, shook hands on it and it was a done deal, but now, not necessarily.  

Because some people are unreliable doesn’t mean God is. Joshua 23:14 reminds us that everything God has promised, he has done. This gives God credibility and since Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever (Hebrews 13:8) we can believe his “always.”