God’s promises in the Bible are many. Have you considered counting the ones personal to you?
Of course all the promises are for all of us, but there seem to be ones particularly special to my heart.
I suspect the same is true of you.
Stop right now. Which of God’s promises do you particularly love?
It makes for an interesting exercise.
The idea came to me after listening to an interview between Eric Metaxas and noted Pastor/writer Max Lucado.
You can listen to the podcast here.
(Lucado comes on at 14:15 in)
Lucado is the author of a new book looking at this concept: Unshakeable Hope: Building Our Lives on the Promises of God.
I know you didn’t stop.
I didn’t either. But let’s do the exercise.
Off the top of your head, list ten of God’s promises.
I’ll list mine. (I dug out the Bible references later, FYI)
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- He will never leave me nor forsake me. (Deuteronomy 31:6)
- God is love. (1 John 4:8)
- Nothing can separate me from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:38)
- If anyone lacks wisdom, let him ask. (James 1:5)
- God will forgive my sins (1 John 1:9)
- His banner over me is love (Song of Solomon 2:4)
- The rainbow is a promise. (Genesis 9)
- God is with me always–to the ends of the earth. (Matthew 28:20)
- God will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you can bear. (1 Corinthians 10:13)
- A bruised reed, He will not break. (Isaiah 42:3)
- Nothing happens without God’s notice. (Lamentations 3:37)
- Jesus is familiar with our weaknesses. (Hebrews 4:15)
It took me a couple minutes to come up with ten.
God’s promises in songs?
Maybe like me, you kept listing hymns or praise songs:
- Great is thy faithfulness
- The redeemed of the Lord shall be glad.
- God has promised. He will not fail.
- I rejoiced when they said, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
- If we call to Him, He will answer.
- A mighty fortress is our God.
- Jesus loves me.
What do you see about yourself in God’s promises?
This was an interesting exercise–what types of promises do I cling to?
My lists suggests a need for comfort and security.
I learned most of those songs as a young believer many years ago.
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The simple promises are ones I taught my children.
What an interesting exercise to ask those whom you love.
What would you learn about them and their needs?
Let’s count our many blessings–God’s promises are always available for us to claim.
Which promises mean the most to you?
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