2/19/09

Standing on the promises of God


“When the going gets tough...his promises are enough...”

Chaos, confusion, confrontation, conflict these are all things that we as believers need to avoid. But do you ever wonder what you would do if you had to face these problems! His promises are enough! We serve a BIG God! We serve a God who is truly mighty to save! We have to stand on the promises! I love the old hymn! Standing on the promises! Our God has given us many promises, so in this blog I would like to take an opportunity to talk about just a few!
First, there is the promise of eternal life...Is this something that we should not celebrate! If you are a born again believer, if you have a real relationship with Jesus Christ eternity is in your future! God’s word teaches us “For God so loved the world in this way: He gave His only Son, so that everyone that believes in Him will not parish but have eternal life”. Eternal life! Think about it! How long is eternity? Can we put any numeric value on eternity? No way! Think about it, you could possibly live 100 years. Think about 100 years in relation to eternity. It does not compute because it is so minuscule. There would be no way to measure it! 100 years on a time-line represented by eternity would be a tiny dot! Believers have the promise of eternal life! Scripture teaches us that our life is uncertain “Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that happens for a little while and then vanishes away.” Physically we don’t have the promise of tomorrow! But for the person who has trusted in Christ eternity is in your future!
Second, we have the promise of an abundant life. John 10:10 says “A thief comes only to steal and to kill and destroy. (Jesus said) I have come that they may have life and have it in abundance.” Are you living the abundant life? I don’t know about you but to me the abundant life sounds pretty good! When I trusted Jesus as my Lord and Savior I experienced the abundant life like never before! He is truly all I need! He will meet our needs! He gives us the promise of an abundant life.
Third, He gives us everything that we need. The little things. He also has created an atmosphere that meets our needs! God thought of it all! 2nd Peter 1:3 tells us “For His divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called Him by His own glory and goodness.” Our God thought of everything and He has given us everything required for life and godliness! What a promise! We can be imitators of Christ! When people look at us they need to see Jesus! We were created in the image of our heavenly Father. If God has a photo album, your picture is on it. If God had a refrigerator, your art work would be on it! He meets all of our needs, our little needs our big needs, all of our needs!
Fourth, we also have the promise of His presence. Deuteronomy 31:6 tells us “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid ore terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” We have the promise of His presence! I get excited knowing that I am always standing in the presence of God. The Bible is full of promises that a loving God has for those who follow Him. Embrace the promises and realize that we truly serve an Awesome God! I love you all! <><

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

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God Loves You!
The Bible says, "God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life"
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Prayers for Justice and Peace
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