Anthonette
Humble Servant of All
Found this online wanted to share
Faithful people do lose hope. They meet with hard times, seemingly hopeless times, or just boring times. One of the most consistent disciplines of faithful Christians over the years is that when they lose hope, they look to God's promises in Scripture. In faith, they trust that God will honor those promises, and they find hope in that.
Promises are not a simple thing to hold to. You don't simply flop open the Bible, look at whatever page it flops to, and claim as your own the first one you come to. You don't put each promise on a slip of paper, toss them into a hat, stick your hand into it, pull one out and say, 'that's mine!'. Not all promises apply to everyone or to every situation. It takes prayerful discernment to find out which ones were meant for us to take to heart for right now.
For example : Abraham was promised that his offspring would be a great nation through whom the whole world would be blessed. Every Jew, Christian and Muslim is in some way a part of or a result of that promise. But it is not a promise to you and your offspring in quite the same way it was a promise to Abraham.
The prophet Isaiah gives us a promise about what God says (Isaiah 40:8):
"The grass withers and the flowers fall,
but the word of our God stands forever."
The Scriptural promises are words from God, sent to give comfort to those who seek to live as God leads them to live. They weren't given an expiration date, nor are they just for the pious few.
Here are some of God says in the Bible are for those who put their trust in God :
There are many more promises in Scripture. Do you have a favorite, or one that has been very special to you? Please send it to me, and I may post it here, with acknowledgement.
Faithful people do lose hope. They meet with hard times, seemingly hopeless times, or just boring times. One of the most consistent disciplines of faithful Christians over the years is that when they lose hope, they look to God's promises in Scripture. In faith, they trust that God will honor those promises, and they find hope in that.
Promises are not a simple thing to hold to. You don't simply flop open the Bible, look at whatever page it flops to, and claim as your own the first one you come to. You don't put each promise on a slip of paper, toss them into a hat, stick your hand into it, pull one out and say, 'that's mine!'. Not all promises apply to everyone or to every situation. It takes prayerful discernment to find out which ones were meant for us to take to heart for right now.
For example : Abraham was promised that his offspring would be a great nation through whom the whole world would be blessed. Every Jew, Christian and Muslim is in some way a part of or a result of that promise. But it is not a promise to you and your offspring in quite the same way it was a promise to Abraham.
The prophet Isaiah gives us a promise about what God says (Isaiah 40:8):
"The grass withers and the flowers fall,
but the word of our God stands forever."
The Scriptural promises are words from God, sent to give comfort to those who seek to live as God leads them to live. They weren't given an expiration date, nor are they just for the pious few.
Here are some of God says in the Bible are for those who put their trust in God :
- Christ accepts us : Revelation 3:20; John 6:37
- God gives eternal life : John 5:24; John 10:28
- God forgives us : 1 John 1:7-9; Isaiah 1:18
- God is faithful to us : Joshua 1:9; Isaiah 41:10
- God comforts us : Psalm 23
- Christ is always with us : Matthew 28:20; Hebrews 13:5,6
- God protects us from harm : Psalm 91; Psalm 121
- God gives us courage : Hebrews 13:5,6; Ephesians 6:10-18
- God gives us wisdom : James 1:5
- God gives us the strength to refuse temptation : 1 Corinthians 10:6-13; James 1:12-16
- God answers prayer : John 15:7
- God gives peace of mind : Philippians 4:6,7
- God guides us : Psalm 32:8,9 --- --- (thanx to Carol Semmelman)
- God relieves us from suffering : 2 Corinthians 12:8-10
- God gives us rest : Matthew 11:28,29
There are many more promises in Scripture. Do you have a favorite, or one that has been very special to you? Please send it to me, and I may post it here, with acknowledgement.
