Beloved, I am happy to share with you today promises that God make through the Holy Scriptures. It is worth mentioning that our attitude is determining for the fulfillment of those promises.
One important thing that we should not forget is that the Almighty God always keeps his promises, and ensures that they come true, no-matter how long it may stay.
We only need to trust him, knowing that he has means to perform his word.
A-Characteristics of divine promises
1-they always come true:
1 Kings 8:56 Praise be to the Lord who has given rest to his people Israel, as he gave them his word to do; every word of all his oath, which he gave by the hand of Moses his servant, has come true.
2-they are guaranteed by the power of God:
Romans 4:21 And being certain that God was able to keep his word.
3-they are founded in Christ:
2 Corinthians 1:20 For he is the Yes to all the undertakings of God: and by him all the words of God are made certain and put into effect, to the glory of God through us.
2 Corinthians 7:1 Because God, then, will give us such rewards, dear brothers, let us make ourselves clean from all evil of flesh and spirit, and become completely holy in the fear of God.
4-they have infinite value:
2 Peter 1:4 And through this he has given us the hope of great rewards highly to be valued; so that by them we might have our part in God’s being, and be made free from the destruction which is in the world through the desires of the flesh.
5-they peak at eternal life:
1 John 2:25 And this is the hope which he gave you, even eternal life.
B-Promises to the afflicted ones
1-better days:
Psalms 30:5 For his wrath is only for a minute; in his grace there is life; weeping may be for a night, but joy comes in the morning.
2-liberation:
Psalms 34:19-20 19 Great are the troubles of the upright: but the Lord takes him safely out of them all. 20 He keeps all his bones: not one of them is broken.
3-care, during illness:
Psalms 41: 3 The Lord will be his support on his bed of pain: by you will all his grief be turned to strength.
Psalms 50:15 Let your voice come up to me in the day of trouble; I will be your saviour, so that you may give glory to me.
Psalms 94:12 Happy is the man who is guided by you, O Jah, and to whom you give teaching out of your law;
Psalms 138:7 Even when trouble is round me, you will give me life; your hand will be stretched out against the wrath of my haters, and your right hand will be my salvation.
4-the comfort of divine presence
Isaiah 43:2 When you go through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not go over you: when you go through the fire, you will not be burned; and the flame will have no power over you.
5-an eternal dwelling:
John 14:1-2 Let not your heart be troubled: have faith in God and have faith in me. 2 In my Father’s house are rooms enough; if it was not so, would I have said that I am going to make ready a place for you?
6-all things contribute to believer’s good
Romans 8:28 And we are conscious that all things are working together for good to those who have love for God, and have been marked out by his purpose.
2 Corinthians 4:17 For our present trouble, which is only for a short time, is working out for us a much greater weight of glory;
7-the grace of God is enough for believer
2 Corinthians 12:9 And he said to me, My grace is enough for you, for my power is made complete in what is feeble. Most gladly, then, will I take pride in my feeble body, so that the power of Christ may be on me.
8-communion with the suffering of Christ
1 Peter 4:12-13 12 Dear brothers, do not be surprised, as if it was something strange, if your faith is tested as by fire: 13 But be glad that you are given a part in the pains of Christ; so that at the revelation of his glory you may have great joy.
9-members of the crowd of redeemed ones
Revelation 7:13-14 13 And one of the rulers made answer, saying to me,These who have on white robes, who are they, and where did they come from? 14And I said to him, My lord, you have knowledge. And he said to me, These are they who came through the great testing, and their robes have been washed and made white in the blood of the Lamb.
10-final deliverance from suffering and pain
Revelation 21:4 And he will put an end to all their weeping; and there will be no more death, or sorrow, or crying, or pain; for the first things have come to an end.
C-Divine promises to believers
1-food for the body
Psalms 37:3 Have faith in the Lord, and do good; be at rest in the land, and go after righteousness.
2-unlimited blessings
Mark 9:23 And Jesus said to him, If you are able! All things are possible to him who has faith.
3-answers to prayer
Mark 11:24 For this reason I say to you, Whatever you make a request for in prayer, have faith that it has been given to you, and you will have it.
4- disappearance of obstacles
Luke 17:6 And the Lord said, If your faith was only as great as a grain of mustard seed, you might say to this tree, Be rooted up and planted in the sea; and it would be done.
5-divine adoption
John 1:12-13 12 To all those who did so take him, however, he gave the right of becoming children of God–that is, to those who had faith in his name:13 Whose birth was from God and not from blood, or from an impulse of the flesh and man’s desire.
6-eternal life
John 3:14-15 As the snake was lifted up by Moses in the waste land, even so it is necessary for the Son of man to be lifted up: 15 So that whoever has faith may have in him eternal life.
John 5:24 Truly I say to you, The man whose ears are open to my word and who has faith in him who sent me, has eternal life; he will not be judged, but has come from death into life.
7-spiritual fullness
John 6:35 And this was the answer of Jesus: I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never be in need of food, and he who has faith in me will never be in need of drink.
John 11:26
And no one who is living and has faith in me will ever see death. Is this your faith?
8-spiritual light
John 12:46 I have come as a light into the world, so that no one who has faith in me will go on living in the dark.
9-might for duty
John 14:12 Truly I say to you, He who puts his faith in me will do the very works which I do, and he will do greater things than these, because I am going to my Father.
10-salvation
1 Thessalonians 5:3 When they say, There is peace and no danger, then sudden destruction will come on them, as birth-pains on a woman with child; and they will not be able to get away from it.
D-Divine promises to humble ones
Psalms 138:6 Though the Lord is high, he sees those who are low; and he has knowledge from far off of those who are lifted up.
Isaiah 66:2 For all these things my hand has made, and they are mine, says the Lord; but to this man only will I give attention, to him who is poor and broken in spirit, fearing my word.
Luke 9:48 And said to them, Whoever gives honour to this child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever gives honour to me, gives honour to him who sent me: for whoever is least among you all, that man is great.
Luke 14:11 For every man who gives himself a high place will be put down, but he who takes a low place will be lifted up.
James 4:6 But he gives more grace. So that the Writings say, God is against the men of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low before him.
1 Peter 5:5 And in the same way, let the younger men be ruled by the older ones. Let all of you put away pride and make yourselves ready to be servants: for God is a hater of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low.
E-Divine promises to the generous ones
Psalms 41:1-2 1 Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble. 2 The Lord will keep him safe, and give him life; the Lord will let him be a blessing on the earth, and will not give him into the hand of his haters.
Proverbs 3:9-10 9 Give honour to the Lord with your wealth, and with the first-fruits of all your increase: 10 So your store-houses will be full of grain, and your vessels overflowing with new wine.
Proverbs 11:25 He who gives blessing will be made fat, but the curser will himself be cursed.
Proverbs 22:9 He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.
Proverbs 28:27 He who gives to the poor will never be in need, but great curses will be on him who gives no attention to them.
Ecclesiastes 11:1-2 1 Put out your bread on the face of the waters; for after a long time it will come back to you again. 2 Give a part to seven or even to eight, because you have no knowledge of the evil which will be on the earth.
Isaiah 58:10 And if you give your bread to those in need of it, so that the troubled one may have his desire; then you will have light in the dark, and your night will be as the full light of the sun:
Luke 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, crushed down, full and running over, they will give to you. For in the same measure as you give, it will be given to you again.
Luke 14:14 And you will have a blessing, because they will not be able to give you any payment, and you will get your reward when the upright comeback from the dead.
2 Corinthians 9:7 Let every man do after the purpose of his heart; not giving with grief, or by force: for God takes pleasure in a ready giver.
F-Divine promises to them who obey
Exodus 20:6 And I will have mercy through a thousand generations on those who have love for me and keep my laws.
Exodus 23:22 But if you truly give ear to his voice, and do whatever I say,then I will be against those who are against you, fighting those who are fighting you.
Deuteronomy 4:40 Then keep his laws and his orders which I give you today, so that it may be well for you and for your children after you, and that your lives may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you forever.
Deuteronomy 11:27 The blessing if you give ear to the orders of the Lord your God, which I give you this day:
1 Kings 11:38 And if you give attention to the orders I give you, walking in my ways and doing what is right in my eyes and keeping my laws and my orders as David my servant did; then I will be with you, building up for you a safe house, as I did for David, and I will give Israel to you.
Isaiah 1:19 If you will give ear to my word and do it, the good things of the land will be yours;
Mark 3:35 Whoever does God’s pleasure, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
Luke 11:28 But he said, More happy are they who give hearing to the word of God and keep it.
John 7:17 If any man is ready to do God’s pleasure he will have knowledge of the teaching and of where it comes from–from God or from myself.
John 14:23-24 23 Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me,he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him. 24 He who has no love for me does not keep my words; and the word which you are hearing is not my word but the Father’s who sent me.
G-to them who repent
Psalms 34:19 18 The Lord is near the broken-hearted; he is the saviour of those whose spirits are crushed down.
Jeremiah 3:22 Come back, you children who have been turned away, and I will take away your desire for wandering. See, we have come to you, for you are the Lord our God.
Micah 7:8 Do not be glad because of my sorrow, O my hater: after my fall I will be lifted up; when I am seated in the dark, the Lord will be a light tome.
Luke 6:21 Happy are you who are in need of food now: for you will be made full. Happy are you who are weeping now; for you will be glad.
Luke 15:7 I say to you that even so there will be more joy in heaven when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing, than for ninety-nine good men, who have no need of a change of heart.
Acts 2:38 And Peter said, Let your hearts be changed, every one of you, and have baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will have the Holy Spirit given to you.
Acts 3:19 So then, let your hearts be changed and be turned to God, so that your sins may be completely taken away, and times of blessing may come from the Lord;
H-to the poor ones
Job 5:15 But he keeps safe from their sword those who have no father, and the poor from the power of the strong.
They receive :
1-divine protection
Psalms 12: 5 Because of the crushing of the poor and the weeping of those in need, now will I come to his help, says the Lord; I will give him the salvation which he is desiring.
Psalms 14:6 You have put to shame the thoughts of the poor, but the Lord is his support.
Psalms 68:11 10 Those whose resting-place was there, even the poor, were comforted by your good things, O God.
Psalms 69: 33 For the ears of the Lord are open to the poor, and he takes thought for his prisoners.
Psalms 109:31 For he is ever at the right hand of the poor, to take him out of the hands of those who go after his soul.
Psalms 140: 12 I am certain that the Lord will take care of the cause of the poor, and of the rights of those who are troubled.
Isaiah 11:4 But he will do right in the cause of the poor, and give wise decisions for those in the land who are in need; and the rod of his mouth will come down on the cruel, and with the breath of his lips he will put an end to the evil-doer.
2-protective providence
Isaiah 25:4 For you have been a strong place for the poor and the crushed in their trouble, a safe place from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the wrath of the cruel ones is like a winter storm.
3-answer to prayer
Isaiah 41:17 The poor and crushed are looking for water where no water is, and their tongue is dry for need of it: I the Lord will give ear to their prayer, I the God of Israel will not give them up.
4-heavenly heritage
James 2:5 Give ear, my dear brothers; are not those who are poor in the things of this world marked out by God to have faith as their wealth, and for their heritage the kingdom which he has said he will give to those who have love for him?
I-To them who search for God
Deuteronomy 4:29 But if in those lands you are turned again to the Lord your God, searching for him with all your heart and soul, he will not keep himself from you.
2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, on whom my name is named, make themselves low and come to me in prayer, searching for me and turning from their evil ways; then I will give ear from heaven, overlooking their sin, and will give life again to their land.
Proverbs 8:17 Those who have given me their love are loved by me, and those who make search for me with care will get me.
Jeremiah 29:13 And you will be searching for me and I will be there, when you have gone after me with all your heart.
Luke 11:9 And I say to you, Make requests, and they will be answered;what you are searching for, you will get; when you give the sign, the door will be open to you.
Luke 18:7 And will not God do right in the cause of his saints, whose cries come day and night to his ears, though he is long in doing it?
John 14:14 If you make any request to me in my name, I will do it.
J-To them who are put to test
1-power to step on evil forces
Luke 10:19 See, I have given you power to put your feet on snakes and evil beasts, and over all the strength of him who is against you: and nothing will do you damage.
2-certainty of Christ’s intercession
Luke 22:31-32 31 Simon, Simon, Satan has made a request to have you, so that he may put you to the test as grain is tested: 32 But I have made prayer for you, that your faith may not go from you: and when you are turned again, make your brothers strong.
3-crushing of satan
Romans 16:20 And the God of peace will be crushing Satan under your feet before long. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
4-possibility of escaping
1 Corinthians 10:13 You have been put to no test but such as is common to man: and God is true, who will not let any test come on you which you are not able to undergo; but he will make with the test a way out of it, so that you may be able to go through it.
5-help at test time
Hebrews 2:18 For having been put to the test himself, he is able to give help to others when they are tested.
6-final victory
James 4:7 For this cause be ruled by God; but make war on the Evil One and he will be put to flight before you.
1 John 4:4 You are of God, my little children, and you have overcome them because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
Revelation 3:10 Because you have kept my word in quiet strength, I will keep you from the hour of testing which is coming on all the world, to put to the test those who are on earth.
7-reign with Christ
Revelation 3:21 To him who overcomes I will give a place with me on my high seat, even as I overcame, and am seated with my Father on his high seat.
K-Particular promises to God’s workers
Deuteronomy 12:3 Their altars and their pillars are to be broken down, and their holy trees burned with fire, and the images of their gods cut down; you are to take away their names out of that place.
Mark 9:41 Whoever gives you a cup of water, because you are Christ’s, truly I say to you, he will in no way be without his reward.
Romans 2:10 But glory and honour and peace to all whose works are good, to the Jew first and then to the Greek:
1 Corinthians 15:58 For this cause, my dear brothers, be strong in purpose and unmoved, ever giving yourselves to the work of the Lord, because you are certain that your work is not without effect in the Lord.
Hebrews 6:10 For God is true, and will not put away from him the memory of your work and of your love for his name, in the help which you gave and still give to the saints.
James 1:25 But he who goes on looking into the true law which makes him free, being not a hearer without memory but a doer putting it into effect, this man will have a blessing on his acts.
L- The nine promises to be granted
Psalms 91:15 When his cry comes up to me, I will give him an answer: I will be with him in trouble; I will make him free from danger and give him honour.
Isaiah 58:9-11 9 Then at the sound of your voice, the Lord will give an answer; at your cry he will say, Here am I. If you take away from among you the yoke, the putting out of the finger of shame, and
the evil word; 10 And if you give your bread to those in need of it, so that the troubled one may have his desire; then you will have light in the dark, and your night will be as the full light of the sun: 11 And the Lord will be your guide at all times; in dry places he will give you water in full measure, and will make strong your bones; and you will be like a watered garden, and like an ever-flowing spring.
Isaiah 65:24 And before they make their request I will give an answer, and while they are still making prayer to me, I will give ear.
Jeremiah 33:3 Let your cry come to me, and I will give you an answer, and let you see great things and secret things of which you had no knowledge.
Zechariah 13:9 And I will make the third part go through the fire, cleaning them as silver is made clean, and testing them as gold is tested: and they will make their prayer to me and I will give them an answer: I will say, It is my people; and they will say, The Lord is my God.
Luke 11:9 And I say to you, Make requests, and they will be answered;what you are searching for, you will get; when you give the sign, the door will be open to you.
John 14:14 If you make any request to me in my name, I will do it.
John 15:7 If you are in me at all times, and my words are in you, then anything for which you make a request will be done for you.
1 John 3:22 And he gives us all our requests, because we keep his laws and do the things which are pleasing in his eyes.
Our prayers is that you behaviour permit the granting of God’s promises that He always ensures that they come true.
PRAYER OF ACCEPTANCE OF JESUS CHRIST AS LORD AND PERSONAL SAVIOR
I now invite anyone who wants to become a new creation by walking in the truth, to pray with me as follows :
Lord Jesus, I have long walked in the lusts of the world ignoring your love for humans. I acknowledge that I have sinned against you and ask forgiveness for all my sins, because today I have decided to give you my life by taking you as my Lord and personal Savior. I acknowledge that you died on the cross of Calvary and that you rose from the dead for me.
I am now saved and born again by the power of the Holy Spirit. Lead me each day to eternal life you give to all who obey your Word. Reveal to me and strengthen my heart and my faith so that your light may shine in my life right now.
Thank you, Lord Jesus, for accepting me in your divine family so that I too can contemplate the wonders of your kingdom.
I will now choose a nearby waterpoint to baptize myself by immersion, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
To you all adoration, power, and glory, now and forever and ever. Amen!
I would be happy to revert on your queries as necessary, before sharing next week on afflictions and reasons of failure in prayer.
May the Almighty God bless you in abundance.
David Feze, Servant of the Almighty God.