By Pastor Naomi Mitchell
Carter County Times
Have you ever made a promise to someone, and you couldn’t keep it? You were disappointed and so was the person you made the promise to. Sometimes things happen in life that are simply out of our control. We have integrity when we make promises and keep them. People know they can count on you to do what you say you will do. So, in this life we will have our disappointments in others and even ourselves when promises are broken for whatever reason.
There is an old hymn called, Standing on the Promises of God. Rest assured in this life, there is someone who will never break a promise to you and that is God Himself. Isaiah 40:8 says, “The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand forever.” Isaiah 55:11 says, “So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.”
The Bible is full of great and wonderful promises that will anchor our soul in the haven of rest no matter what storms may assail. Here are a few of my favorite Bible promises. I encourage you to read these scriptures and meditate on them. Get them deep into your spirit and know our heavenly Father watches over us and wants the best for us. Everything He provided for us is wrapped up in a package called salvation. There is still wonder working power in the blood of Jesus.
The Lord will fight for you (Exodus 14:14). God’s mercies are new each morning (Lamentations 3:21-23). God will renew your strength (Isaiah 40:31). The Lord will help you (Isaiah 41:13). The Lord will be with you (Isaiah 43:2). God’s love will not be shaken (Isaiah 54:10). No weapon formed against you shall prosper (Isaiah 54:17). You are free from darkness (Isaiah 61:11). God will forgive your sin (2 Chronicles7:14). The Lord will never forsake you (Deuteronomy 31:8). God has plans for you (Jeremiah 29:11). You have received grace and peace (Philemon 1:3). God is your light and salvation (Psalm 27:1). The Lord hears you (Psalms 34:17). God will deliver you (Psalm 50:15). God’s love is abounding (Psalm 86:5). God is your stronghold (Psalm 9:9). He satisfies your desires with good things (Psalm 103:5). God’s joy is your strength (Nehemiah 8:10). God will pour out His spirit on all (Joel 2:28). God will give you a new heart (Ezekiel 36:26). God is good (Psalm 145:9). God’s love endures forever (Psalm 100:5). God is sovereign (2 Samuel 7:28). God’s Word is trustworthy (Psalm 19:7).
Declare the promises of God over your life, your family and all that pertains to you. Cast down those imaginations and thoughts in your mind that do not line up with the promises of God. Start standing on the promises of God that will not fail you today, tomorrow or next week. That is some good news we all need to be reminded of. Amen! So be it!
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