“Not a single one of all the good promises the Lord had given to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; everything he had spoken came true.” Joshua 21:45 NLT
Throughout scripture God has given man a multitude of promises:
Promise of Love
Promise of Forgiveness
Promise of Salvation
Promise of the Holy Spirit
Promise of Everlasting Life
Promise of Peace
Promise of Joy
Promise of Freedom
Promise of Growth
Promise of Encouragement
Promise of Excellence
Promise of Strength
Promise to Make Us Holy
Promise to Bless Us
Promise to Guide Us
Promise to Protect Us
Promise to Care for Us
Promise to Correct Us
Promise to Come Again
Promise to Reward Us
God makes a promise to the guilty and dejected that earnestly seek reconciliation
God makes a promise to those that are in despair
God makes promises to those that are disappointed with the present
God makes promises to the depressed and persecuted
God makes promises when we are Anxious, Confused, Impatient, Tempted, Weak, Afraid
God makes promises when we suffer and grieve.
God makes promises to those that obey
God promises to take care of our needs
God promises to Answer Prayer and to be with us wherever we go
We have an almighty God that cares for us and desires that our hearts would act in obedience to His plan.
And so, He challenges us in the testing of our hearts and faith in Him so that we would grow in the understanding of His ways, learning to stand upon the solid rock of His unchanging and powerful promises.
God wants us to dwell in His Promises as well. He wants us to be aware of the promises He has made, watch how they come to pass and grow in faith through His Word.
When we are in tune to the leadership of the Holy Spirit in our lives and follow through with the direction given, we ought to reflect and rejoice when victory takes place. We need to be dwelling in the magnificent ways God works and lifting our hands in praise.
Too often we’re quick to jump into the next best thing on our agenda. But God calls for us to stop, rejoice, and lift His name on high.
We need to recognize that everything good comes from Him and without Him our actions are futile.
Dwelling in the good things that God has done focuses our attention on Him and that’s exactly where it should be.
Consider that when one lost person accepts Jesus Christ as Savior, all heaven stops to rejoice and praise God and the Name of Jesus Christ. So then, shouldn’t we do the same? Let us also rejoice at every point in time what God reveals to us as the movement of His mighty Hand in our lives and in the lives of those around us. Nothing God does is ordinary or boring. He deserves our sincere praise and gratitude.
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” Jeremiah 29:11 KJV
God’ Word is solid. God’s Word and the ever-working Holy Spirit in the lives of all believers encourages and reminds us of the beauty of God’s plan. We may become frustrated at times because God’s ways are not our ways and we want the promises fulfilled today. We should ultimately come to the conclusion that God’s Word is higher and mightier. We are no longer restless but at peace knowing that He is in control.
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