God’s First Promise

The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon (Psalm 92:12). God wants you to grow in Him. 

The end result of learning, meditating, believing, receiving, and praying is declared in Ephesians:

Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning of craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Him who is the Head, that is Christ Jesus (Ephesians 4:14-15). 

God promises to help you grow if you accept His promises and live in accord with them.

His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness. Through these He has given us His very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires (2 Peter 1:3-4).  

Praises be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ (Ephesians 1:3).  No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him — but God has revealed it to us by His Spirit, the Spirit that searches all things even the deep things of God (1 Corinthians 2:9-10).  

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will [His promises], He hears us. And if we know that He hears us – whatever we ask – we know that we have what we asked of Him (1 John 5:14-15).  For no matter how many promises God has made, they are ‘Yes’ in Christ. And so, through Him the ‘Amen’ is spoken by us to the glory of God. Now it is God who makes [us all] stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set His seal of ownership on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come (2 Corinthians 1:20-22).    

Do not let this book of the Law depart from our mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful (Joshua 1:8). All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16).  Every word of God is flawless (Proverbs 30:5).  God Himself said: So is My word that goes out from My mouth: it will not return to Me empty but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it (Isaiah 55:11).

Praise be to the Lord… Not one word has failed of all the good promises He gave through His servant Moses (1 Kings 8:56).  Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away (Matthew 24:35).  Your word, O Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens (Psalm 119:89).  The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the Word of our God stand forever (Isaiah 40:8).

God promises you that you will grow strong in His Word, and He wants you to know the truth from His Word. So let us live in accord with His word and His truth.

God, Father, grant me the grace to be available to others today for Your sake.