“and he said: “LORD God of Israel, there is no God in heaven above or
on earth below like You, who keep Your covenant and mercy with Your servants
who walk before You with all their hearts, You have kept what You promised Your
servant David my father; You have both spoken with Your mouth and fulfilled it
with Your hand, as it is this day.”
"God sent the promise on purpose to be used. If I see a
Bank of England note, it is a promise for a certain amount of money, and I take
it and use it. But oh my friend, do try and use God's promises; nothing pleases
God better than to see his promises put in circulation; he loves to see his
children bring them up to him, and say, 'Lord, do as thou hast said.' And let
me tell you that it glorifies God to use his promises." (Spurgeon)
When we read through the Old Testament and see the
fulfillment of so many of His promises, it strengthens our faith. He spoke it and He fulfilled it. God says He will fulfill His word, “So shall
My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but
it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which
I sent it.” (Isaiah 55:11) This is the God I want to serve. God has given us many promises in Scripture,
hundreds more than listed here:
“For God so loved the world that
He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish
but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)
“that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9)
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9)
“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” (Matthew 6:33)
“This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.” (Joshua 1:8)
“I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.” (Galatians 5:16)
“And we know all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” (Romans 8:28)
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11)
“And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” (Revelation 21:4)
Who is this God that makes all these promises? “But our God, in whom we trust, is a God with
a great, warm, loving heart, a thinking God, an active God, a working, personal
God, who comes into the midst, of this world, and does not leave it to go on by
itself. Although he is a stranger in the world, even as his people also are
strangers and foreigners by reason of the revolt that men have made against
their liege Lord and Sovereign, yet it is still his world, and he is still in
it.” (Spurgeon)
May you grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ.
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