In Search of God's Promises

What is the one thing we do when we feel out of control in a situation? We grasp onto something stable, something we can lean on, something that will hold us up. When the ground is shifting we want something solid to stand on. This is a journey through the Bible in search of God's promises for us today. Let's look together to see how many "boulders" He has in His quarry for us to stand on! "It is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are regarded as descendants." Rom. 9:8

Monday, September 26, 2011

Promise 90 from Exodus 34:27

Ex. 34:27 - "Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel'." - God is true to His word! When He has asked those who wrote the various books in the Bible to write the words He told them, He was providing the visual "contract" if you will, of His covenant to those who read it and follow it. All of the promises in the Bible are to be considered a "done deal" by God, not just for dream goals. For example, take Jn. 8:12 "Then Jesus again spoke to them saying, 'I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in darkness, but will have the Light of life." Here is a promise; If you accept the life Jesus gives you and follow Him, then you will have all that He shows you, He is light. You will have life, and life abundant (Jn. 10:10). So why in the world are there so many sad, unhappy, dreary, stressful, worrisome Christians (People who claim to be followers of Jesus)? Let me answer that, they don't embrace the promise. They hear it read or spoken to them, some even read it for themselves, but they don't make the connection that it is God's personal promise to them as an individual to accept and embrace. It's as if the Israelites said to Moses, "Moses, the words on these tablets don't apply to us because God just gave them to you." or "Moses, those words only apply to you, we aren't worthy to accept this covenant because we weren't allowed on the mountain, only you were." I would guess that over 90% of the reason why people don't accept and embrace the promises of God's word for themselves is because they do not feel as though they are worthy enough to accept them. And because they don't accept them they get offended, resentful or skeptical toward the 10% who do. Friends, God has so much more for you than you can ever imagine. He won't fulfill His promises to those who are not willing to accept them. He so longs for you to see what His Light desires to reveal to you. Ask for ALL of Him and you WILL have life abundant, you will be blown away when you realize what you've been missing.

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