promises, promises
read>John 14:1-16 |
more>In Romans 4:21, Abraham “was fully convinced that God is able to do whatever He promises.” Why was Abraham convinced? (vv.13-22). |
next>Of the promises Jesus gave in John 14:1-16, which is the one you find most assuring? Most comforting? Why? How do you know God will keep or has kept His promises? |
I was once dragged into a highly charged discussion about the failure of certain politicians to keep their campaign promises. The discussion veered into a theological one when someone simply asked: “How many promises did God make in the Bible?” For many years, it was believed that there were 30,000 promises in God’s Word—that every verse is a promise. In 1956, however, Canadian schoolteacher Everet Storms—having read the Bible for the 27th time—completed the task of tallying up its actual promises. He counted a total of 7,487 promises made by God to man. So if we were to claim just one promise a day, it would take 20 1⁄2 years.
Hours before He was crucified, Jesus gave a number of promises to His discouraged disciples. Jesus promised that…
• He was preparing a place for them (John 14:2).
• He would personally bring them to heaven (John 14:3).
• They would live with Him forever (John 14:3).
• They would know the Father (John 14:4-12).
• He would answer their prayers (John 14:13-14).
These are but five of the thousands of promises God has given to us. Can we be sure that He will fulfill one of them?
Like Abraham (Romans 4:21) and Joshua (Joshua 21:45, 23:14-15), and with unequivocal confidence, the apostle Paul boldly declared: “As surely as God is faithful . . . Jesus . . . does not waver . . . . He always does what He says. For all of God’s promises have been fulfilled in Christ with a resounding ‘Yes!’ ” (2 Corinthians 1:18-20).
A promise is only as good as the ability and the integrity of the one making and fulfilling it (Numbers 23:19; 1 Kings 8:56; Psalm 146:6). Jesus says to you and me regarding His promises, “Trust also in Me!” (John 14:1). Will we?
NLT 365-day reading plan passage for today: Esther 4:1-17
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Amen! Amen! Amen! Thank you Lord for your faithfulness that endures forever.God bless you Sim for the encouragement.
Yes, it is the only thing I trust in – Jesus. And I live for Him and His promise of me being with him for the eternity.
The promise of God’s love in Jesus seems to be the promise that binds all the others, doesn’t it? I’ll bank on that one.
Does anyone today realize that Marriage is a Covenant for LIFE?
“A wife is married to her husband as long as he lives.” 1 Corinthians 7:39
“Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.” –Jesus Christ