God will definitely fulfill His promises to us.

Aged King David, unaware

that his ambitious son Adonijah was plotting to become king,

was also unaware that Adonijah had already declared himself king.

At that moment, Nathan the prophet went to Bathsheba, Solomon's mother,

and instructed her to approach King David.

He assured her that Solomon, her son, would be placed on the throne as king,

fulfilling the promise made to her, despite Adonijah's actions.

Nathan explained that all of Israel was waiting for David

to declare who would succeed him as king.

Bathsheba relayed this message to David,

and Nathan approached David with a similar message.

In response, David reaffirmed his promise to Bathsheba,

stating, "As surely as the Lord lives, who has delivered me out of every trouble,

I will fulfill this promise today before God" (1 Kings 1:5-40).

True to his word, David fulfilled the promise before God.

When meditating on this passage, I recalled the words from 2 Samuel 7:12:

"I will establish one of your sons on your throne after you,

and I will make his kingdom strong."  

As promised by God to David, his son Solomon was established as king.

Despite Adonijah's plot in the process, it did not succeed.

Instead, God fulfilled His promise.

Even though there were challenges, God's promise prevailed.

During this process, when God saw that David had committed evil in His sight

by taking Bathsheba and having her husband Uriah killed (2 Samuel 11:27),

He used Nathan the prophet (12:1-12) to rebuke him

and ultimately establish Solomon, David's son, as king (1 Kings 1:43).

In the same way, when God promises something to us,

He will fulfill it, even if there are obstacles.

He will accomplish His promise,

perhaps using someone like Nathan the prophet in our lives,

to ensure that His word is fulfilled.