"Whether for delight in our quietude, or for strength in our conflict, 'He hath said' must be our daily resort. And this may teach us the extreme value of searching the Scriptures. There may be a promise in the Word which would exactly fit your case, but you may not know of it, and therefore you miss its comfort. You are like prisoners in a dungeon, and there may be one key in the bunch which would unlock the door, and you might be free; but if you will not look for it, you may remain a prisoner still, though liberty is so near at hand." -- Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Morning and Evening
In John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, a book Spurgeon reportedly read over 100 times in his lifetime, Christian ends up in Doubting Castle with his travelling companion, Hopeful. He is held there by the master of the castle, Giant Despair. He remains there, starved, beaten, tempted, and discouraged for days on end. He is there until he remembers a key in his pocket that he received at the Palace Beautiful earlier in his adventures. The key is called, "promise" and as he retrieves it from his pocket, he is delighted to discover that it opens their cages and frees them from Doubting Castle and Giant Despair.
If you do not read God's Word, your key-ring is pretty sparse. The more you read, the more keys you have. The more keys you have, the more locks you can open. The more locks you can open, the less likely you are to be taken captive by any thought other than God's.
God provides a way of escape. He is faithful. He has given us keys in the things He has said that if we were to treasure them, remember them, and carry them with us, would help us navigate and escape any situation or trap that is set for us. There is no lock which His keys cannot open. There is no situation stronger than His words.
God's promises are our keys. And God's promises are fully realized in the form of His Son, Jesus.
2 Corinthians 1:20-21
For all the promises of God find their Yes in (Jesus). That is why it is through Him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory. And it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, and who has also put His seal on us and given us His Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.
The entire Trinity is involved in fulfilling the promises, thus providing the keys, that would meet our every need in whatever situation we may find ourselves. God the Son is the Yes to every one of God the Father's promises; and God the Spirit has descended into our hearts to seal these guarantees. Jesus, the Son indwelt flesh in order to fulfill God's promises; in similar fashion, God the Spirit indwells our flesh in order to fulfill and confirm God's promises to us.
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