Are God's Promises for Me? James River Church (2024)

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What are the 5 promises of God in the Bible? ›

Jesus's life, death, and resurrection are part of God's divine rescue mission designed to give you the greatest promises of all: forgiveness for your sins, peace with God, and eternal life.

He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. And let him see My salvation.”

An unconditional pledge is one whose fulfillment rests solely with God; His commitment is independent of people and situations. An example would be His covenant never to send another flood to destroy the entire earth (Gen. 9:11). No matter how the world behaves, He will not take this action again.

There God said, "And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel." This is called the protevangelium or "the first gospel." Here we have the first announcement of the coming Savior and Redeemer of mankind.

That power will come into our life through Jesus Christ who calls us by his own glory and goodness. And here is his promise: His Spirit will live in you, giving you new power, new desire, and new capacity, so that you will escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires! Sin shall no longer be your master!

Freedom from addictions, deliverance from sin and evil, financial provision, hope for lost and hurting family and friends, overcoming depression, recovering a marriage, good health, healing, being free from fear and anxiety, strength, and many more are the blessings and gifts that God promises to provide for those who ...

We explored Jesus' promises which offer us his abiding presence, eternal life, the Holy Spirit, forgiveness, transcendent peace, truth that sets us free, answered prayers, love and joy, fruitfulness in good works, spiritual rewards, and a heavenly home.

To activate God's promises in your life, we need to be fully convinced that His Word is true and what He has promised is His will for your life. In Hebrews Chapters 3 and 4 we read that the children of Israel missed out on the Promised Land, because of their unbelief.

How many promises does God give? ›

reading of the Bible, a task which took him a year and a half, Storms came up with a grand total of 8,810 promises (7,487 of them being promises made by God to humankind).

Genesis 46:27 Reminds Us God Is Perfect

But when God makes a promise, He is perfect, and He always keeps it. As we read through the Bible and we see promises from God, we can know, you can bank your life on that.

Use Psalm 121 to pray for your family as a prayer of protection. The Lord will keep you from all harm— he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. We can also pray this powerful psalm as a prayer of protection.

Psalm 35 is, therefore, read, memorized, chanted, sung or inscribed in parchment to express the African faith, and their personal origin from God. Psalm 35 is also read in order to motivate God to perform a miracle as he has done originally with the people of ancient Israel.

There are two kinds—unconditional and conditional. Fulfillment of an unconditional promise rests solely with the Lord. One example is God's covenant to never again destroy the entire earth by flood (Genesis 9:11). On the other hand, if a promise is conditional, fulfillment depends on certain requirements being met.

a renewed purpose or direction in life. accepting ourselves and others. improving selflessness. hope and faith. less fear and financial worry.

The Promise that Never Perishes

In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade” (1 Peter 1:3-4, NIV). God's promise can never perish, spoil, or fade. Therefore, death cannot end it!

God Promises that He will see to it that you fulfil the number of your days (120 years) Exodus 23:26 “There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: THE NUMBER OF THY DAYS I WILL FULFILL.” Genesis 6:3 “And the LORD said, “My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet HIS ...

God gives people plants and seeds for farming as a gift in the first chapter of Genesis. Genesis tells us God created plants and their seeds, “each according to its kind,” called them good, and gave to humans to eat. For generations, farmers and gardeners have honored this gift, tending and improving their crops.

How do you live in the promises of God? ›

Living by promises reminds us we can't perform perfectly before God or secure his favor, and we don't need to because Jesus already did so for us through his life, death, and resurrection. We live by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone not just at salvation but daily for growing and enduring.

PROMISE #64 - SUNDAY MARCH 5, 2023

We are no longer sinners, but are now sons and daughters. We no longer live in darkness, but we have been called into the glorious light and love of our Lord Jesus Christ.

“I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” (Matthew 16:18). “Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12:32). “For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building” (1 Corinthians 3:9).

The Bible clearly teaches that the moment a person turns from his sin and trusts in Jesus to be forgiven of his sin, he is saved (Acts 2:37-41). He has passed from spiritual death to spiritual life (John 5:24) and has been declared not guilty in God's court of law (Rom 3:21-26).

God promises that he will never exchange his people with any other: "And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you."

A promise from God is something He has gone on record that He will do. Every promise of God assures us of hope that God will act, God will do something, and God will be involved. People can make promises all day long, but the promise is only as good as the person making it.

To be “standing on the promises of God” is not only to have complete assurance in their fulfillment, but to live one's life in faithful service to the One who made those promises. God has already fulfilled many of the promises He has made to mankind in the past.

be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Jesus promised a profound and immense grace to those who would celebrate this feast of His Divine Mercy. This grace is the forgiveness of all sins and the removal of all punishment due to sin. This is essentially like the grace of baptism, as Father Rozycki stated.

What are the 7 promises of the Holy Spirit? ›

The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are an enumeration of seven spiritual gifts first found in the book of Isaiah, and much commented upon by patristic authors. They are: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord.

This is the promise of Christ for you: Through His cross—forgiveness of sins and heaven opened.

Jesus' new covenant promises assure that everyone who will not resist the continual drawing of the Holy Spirit on their hearts will be drawn to Jesus through repentance and faith, be reconciled to God, forgiven of their sins, and sanctified through the writing of His law on their hearts, resulting in an “obedience that ...

The book of Genesis tells the account of God giving Abraham the charge to leave his country and start a journey to possess a land “flowing with milk and honey” — the Promised Land.

We explored Jesus' promises which offer us his abiding presence, eternal life, the Holy Spirit, forgiveness, transcendent peace, truth that sets us free, answered prayers, love and joy, fruitfulness in good works, spiritual rewards, and a heavenly home.

reading of the Bible, a task which took him a year and a half, Storms came up with a grand total of 8,810 promises (7,487 of them being promises made by God to humankind).

Where are the promises of God in the Bible? ›

God promises to provide for us.

Philippians 4:19 And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. 27. 2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

Unbelievers are free to claim His promise of salvation when they trust Jesus as their personal Savior (Romans 10:9). Until they take that step of faith, there's no assurance that God will answer their requests.

Because of God's promises made to us throughout the generations, we can believe and stay strong in him. God's truth gives us confidence in his word. God's promises give anchor to our souls and encouragement to our hope when we come before him in prayer.

Genesis 46:27 Reminds Us God Is Perfect

But when God makes a promise, He is perfect, and He always keeps it. As we read through the Bible and we see promises from God, we can know, you can bank your life on that.

Psalm 145:13 says: “The Lord is trustworthy in all his promises and faithful in all he does.” As we grow to understand who God is, we will understand His character, His goodness, and His power. Trusting in the promises of God starts with trusting God for who He says He is.