For no matter how many promises God has made, they are \u201cYes\u201d in Christ. And so through him the \u201cAmen\u201d is spoken by us to the glory of God.<\/p>\n
The Bible, 2 Corinthians 1:20<\/i><\/p>\n
Tackle life\u2019s problems by trusting God\u2019s promises.<\/p>\n
Author unknown<\/i><\/p>\n
Our thinking: It\u2019s impossible<\/p>\n
God\u2019s promise: All things are possible (Luke 18:27)<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m too tired\u201d<\/p>\n
I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28\u201330)<\/p>\n
\u201cNobody really loves me\u201d<\/p>\n
I love you (John 3:16; John 13:34)<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t go on\u201d<\/p>\n
My grace is sufficient (II Corinthians 12:9; Psalm 91:15)<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t figure things out\u201d<\/p>\n
I will direct your steps (Proverbs 3:5\u20136)<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t do it\u201d<\/p>\n
You can do all things (Philippians 4:13)<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not able\u201d<\/p>\n
I am able (II Corinthians 9:8)<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not worth it\u201d<\/p>\n
It will be worth it (Romans 8:28)<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t forgive myself\u201d<\/p>\n
I forgive you (I John 1:9; Romans 8:1)<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t manage\u201d<\/p>\n
I will supply all your needs (Philippians 4:19)<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m afraid\u201d<\/p>\n
I have not given you a spirit of fear (II Timothy 1:7)<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m always worried and frustrated\u201d<\/p>\n
Cast all your cares on Me (I Peter 5:7)<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t have enough faith\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve given everyone a measure of faith (Romans 12:3)<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not smart enough\u201d<\/p>\n
I give you wisdom (I Corinthians 1:30)<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel all alone\u201d<\/p>\n
I will never leave you or forsake you (Hebrews 13:5)<\/p>\n
Author unknown<\/i><\/p>\n
God\u2019s lips know not how to lie, but he will accomplish all his promises.<\/p>\n
\u00c6schylus<\/i><\/p>\n
Jesus is the yes to every promise of God.<\/p>\n
William Barclay<\/i><\/p>\n
The acid test of our faith in the promises of God is never found in the easy-going, comfortable ways of life, but in the great emergencies, the times of storm and of stress, the days of adversity, when all human aid fails.<\/p>\n
Ethel Bell<\/i><\/p>\n
The main hinge on which faith turns is this: we must not imagine that the Lord\u2019s promises are true objectively but not in our experience. We must make them ours by embracing them in our hearts.<\/p>\n
John Calvin<\/i><\/p>\n
They are a foundation of our faith, and we have them as such; and also of our hope. On these we are to build all our expectations from God; and in all temptations and trials we have them to rest our souls upon.<\/p>\n
Matthew Henry<\/i><\/p>\n
If God promises something, then faith must fight a long and bitter fight, for reason or the flesh judges that God\u2019s promises are impossible. Therefore faith must battle against reason and its doubts. The devil, too, approaches us with promises, and indeed such as seem very plausible. It certainly requires at times a keen mind rightly to distinguish between God\u2019s true and the devil\u2019s false promises. The promises of the devil are seemingly very pleasant and acceptable. Faith is something that is busy, powerful and creative, though properly speaking, it is essentially an enduring rather than a doing. It changes the mind and heart. While reason holds to what is present, faith apprehends the things that are not seen. Contrary to reason, faith regards the invisible things as already materialized. This explains why faith, unlike hearing is not found in many, for only few believe, while the great majority cling to the things that are present and can be felt and handled rather than to the Word.<\/p>\n
This, then, is the mark of the true divine promises, that they are contrary to reason so that it refuses to believe them. The promises of the devil, on the contrary, are in full agreement with reason and are readily and uncritically accepted. God\u2019s promises which are true and faithful, lead to the cross, and by the cross to His eternal blessing. Therefore reason is offended at them in two ways. It regards as nothing what is invisible and far away in the future, and it detests the cross as a calamity that is everlasting and without end. That is the reason why despite the riches of the divine promises, few believe them. These are such whose hearts are led by the Holy Spirit so that, as Abraham, they defy all foes and cling to the Word of God who calls them.<\/p>\n
Before Abraham came to Canaan he was blessed in many ways, but in the land of promise, he, despite his strong faith was forced to go into another country to escape the fury of the famine. God does this purposely to try the faith of His saints. However after a short time, He restores to them not only earthly prosperity, as Abraham became very wealthy, but He also gives them a greater faith and a deeper experience of His divine grace and mercy. For this reason Paul says in Romans 5:3 that though God\u2019s saints sigh under their cross, yet they glory in their tribulations when they discover how wonderfully God directs their life.<\/p>\n
God thus proves Himself the Protector of all that put their trust in Him. He tries their faith by chastisements, but never forsakes them. Finally, He gloriously delivers them and at the same time benefits others with them.<\/p>\n
Martin Luther<\/i><\/p>\n
God\u2019s promises are like the stars; the darker the night, the brighter they shine.<\/p>\n
David Nicholas<\/i><\/p>\n
Every promise God has ever made finds its fulfillment in Jesus.<\/p>\n
Joni Eareckson Tada<\/i><\/p>\n
There is a living God; he has spoken in the Bible. He means what he says and will do all he has promised.<\/p>\n
Hudson Taylor<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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