Exceeding Great and Precious Promises

2 Peter 1:2-4 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

2 Corinthians 1:20 For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.

God seems to be emphasizing to me these days the importance of resting in His promises. As I have been reading through the Psalms, I see over and over how the Psalmist, when everything is against him and he has every reason to doubt God, comes back again and again to stand on God's promises.

I've been reading various articles on persevering through trying times. Again, the writers of these articles keep coming back to the importance of meditating and resting in the promises of God.

God's promises lie at the very core of who He is. They reveal His character to us. He is faithful. David Wilkerson has said, "All hope is born out of God's promises."

What are these promises? There are many in the Bible, but I will start you out with just few.

Heb 13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Ps 9:9-10 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

Ps 37:23-24 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

Ps 37:28 For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

2 Corinthians 4:7 -9 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

Ps 89:33-34 Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail. My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

Heb 6:17 -19 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;

I would suggest that you get a blank journal and as you read your Bible, start writing down the promises of God in your journal. Then when difficult times come that might cause you to doubt God's faithfulness, pull out your journal and use it to remind you of God's promises. I guarantee that it will be a great encouragement for you.

Dear Father, You are faithful and You will keep your promises. Help us to hold on to this sure hope since it is our anchor in the storms of life. Amen.

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