Life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned to me by the Lord Jesus — the work of telling others the Good News about God’s mighty kindness and love (Acts 20:24 Phillips). But I must love myself before God’s love can shine past me to others…
God alone can show us our worth.
Lord, You lift up those who are bowed down (Psalm 146:8). So I will be of good courage because You strengthen my heart (Psalm 31:24). You have thoughts and plans for my welfare and peace (Jeremiah 29:11). My mind is stayed on You (Isaiah 26:3), then I can stop allowing myself to be agitated and disturbed and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled (John 14:27 Amplified). Satan, I resist you and every oppressive spirit in the mighty name of the Lord Jesus. I resist fear, discouragement, self-pity, and depression (James 4:7). I speak the Word of truth and I give you no place, devil; I give no opportunity to you (Ephesians 4:27). I am delivered from oppression and depression by the blood of the Lamb (Luke 4:18).
Father God, I thank You that I have been given a spirit of power and of love and of a calm and well-balanced mind (2 Timothy 1:7). I have a fresh mental and spiritual attitude, for I am being constantly renewed in the spirit of my mind by Your Word, O my God. Because Jesus is in me, I have the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16), and hold the thoughts and purposes of His heart (Philippians 2:5). I arise from the prostration and depression in which circumstances have kept me. I have been raise to new life. Thanks to Jesus, I can shine and be radiant with the glory of the Lord (Isaiah 60:1).
Thank You, Father, in Jesus’ name, that I am set free from every evil work (Galatians 1:4). I praise You that the joy of the Lord is my strength (Nehemiah 8:10). God, my Father, has given me all things that pertain to life and godliness; I am a partaker of His divine nature (2 Peter 1:3-4). The peace that surpasses all understanding keeps my heart and mind through Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:6-7). And things which are true, noble, just, pure, lovely, if they be of good report or have good virtue or are praiseworthy, I will think on these things (Philippians 4:8).
Heavenly Father You saw me and approved of me even while I was in my mother’s womb (Psalm 139:23-26). You gave me survival tools that would bring me to this place where I am today. You have been waiting for me to come home to truth — the truth that will set me free if I but listen (John 8:32). Lord God, Your Word says You love the just and will not forsake Your faithful ones (Psalm 37:28); they will be protected forever. My justification is found in Your son, my Savior, Christ Jesus (Romans 8:30). He is faithful even when I am not (2 Timothy 2:13). Thus I thank You, Father, that I can be absolutely sure You will never leave me nor forsake me because I am in Jesus (Hebrews 13:5).
God Promises to never forsake you. Look for His presence.
God says: “Listen to Me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is My instruction: Do not fear disgrace by men and do not be shattered by their taunts. For the moth will devour them like a garment and the worm will eat them like wool. But My righteousness will last forever, and My salvation for all generations” (Isaiah 51:7-8).
Lord Almighty One, according to Your Word, what a man desires or craves deeply is unfailing love (Proverbs 19:22). Every other use of those words ‘unfailing love’ in Scripture is attributed to You alone. You are the only one capable of perpetual unfailing love. Help me understand that my deep cravings for someone to love me with that kind of love were meant to be satisfied by You alone. And thank You deeply, my God and my Father.
Father, according to Your Word, You give the Son whatever He asks (John 17:24-26). Therefore I thank You for making Yourself known to me, and for welcoming me to be in Your family. No matter how I may encounter rejection in the world around me, I am welcomed to abide in the Creator of Heaven and Earth, and in the perfect Son of the Most High God! Even if my father and mother forsake me, You, O Lord will receive me with open arms (Psalm 27:10).
Glorious God, You said, “I have chosen You and have not rejected you.” So I will not fear, for God is with me. I will not be dismayed for Adonai is my El Shaddai. The mighty Jehovah will strengthen me and help me. El Elohim will uphold me with His righteous right hand. One day because of You, Lord God Almighty, I will search for my enemies and will not find them. For You are the Lord, my God who takes hold of my right hand and says to me, “Do not fear; I will help you”(Isaiah 41:9-13).
O God, though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet Your unfailing love for me will not be shaken nor Your covenant of peace be removed. You are the Lord God who has compassion on me (Isaiah 54:10). My God, You say to me in Your Word, “I, even I am He who comforts you” (Isaiah 51:12). Thank You, Loving Lord! Help me to sense and respond to Your comfort, and share it with others that may need it, too.
O God, help me always to be thankful that I am loved by You, because from the beginning You chose me to be saved, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth and in Your Son (2 Thessalonians 2:13). May Your unfailing love be my comfort, according to Your promise to Your servant (Psalm 119:76).
Lord, according to Your Word, a hope deferred makes the heart sick. But a longing fulfilled is a tree of life (Proverbs 13:12). Lord, You are keenly aware of all hopes that have been deferred in my life. Help me to put my hopes in You, for You will fulfill my longings. You, Lord God, delight in those who fear You, who put their hope in Your unfailing love (Psalm 147:11).
O blessed and merciful Lord God, Your Word promises that those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy. If I go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, I will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves/souls with me (Psalm 126:5-6). Help me see that the promise is not made to those who simply have tears, but to those who are willing to sow seed in the midst of their tears. If I’m willing to keep believing and sowing Your Word even when I am desperately hurting, You will bring me forth from this difficult season with songs of joy.
Lord God, I am hard pressed on every side but not crushed; perplexed but not in despair; persecuted but not abandoned; struck down but not destroyed (2 Corinthians 4:8-10). You protect me. I always carry around in my body the death of Your son, Jesus, so that the life of Your Son may also be revealed in my body. Lord Jesus, help me to always remember that if I am truly crucified with You, I am also raised to resurrection life with You! And it’s Your resurrection life in me that keeps me going. I have been crucified with Christ Jesus. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me (Galatians 2:20). Help me, dearest Lord, to never forget that the purpose of the crucified life is to allow me to walk in the power of Your resurrected life.
You, Lord Jesus, were despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and familiar with suffering (Isaiah 53:3). You were like one from whom men hide their faces. You were despised — You know exactly how I feel, Lord. Therefore I will put my trust in You. I have a great High Priest who has gone into Heaven, Jesus, the Son of God (Hebrews 4:14). He suffered everything just as I suffer, and now He intercedes for me in His heavenly realm. So I cling to Him and will never stop trusting Him.
My Savior Jesus, as unimaginable as this may seem, when I am obedient to You, You call me friend? You desire to make known to me everything You learned from Your father. I did not choose You, but You chose me and appointed me to go and bear fruit — fruit that will last. Then the Father will give me whatever I ask in Your Name (John 15:13-16). Develop Your heart within me, dearest Lord Jesus, so I will know how to ask of the Father in Your great name. Help me also to be always aware that You chose me, so I never need to feel left out.
Sovereign Lord, because You help me, I will not be disgraced. He who vindicates me is near. Who then will bring charges against me? It is the sovereign Lord who helps me (Isaiah 50:7-9). I can say with confidence, “The Lord is my Helper, so I will have no fear” (Hebrews 13:6). I will not fear or dread or be hurtful back to others, because many people just don’t understand; their eyes do not see.
Your eyes, Lord, are on those who fear You; on those whose hope is in Your unfailing love to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine [even in social famine]. I wait in hope for You, O Lord; You are my help and my shield. In You my heart rejoices for I trust in Your Holy Name (Psalm 33:18-22). May Your unfailing love rest upon me; O Lord even as I put my hope in You. O Lord, because You are my help, I sing in the shadow of Your wings. My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me (Psalm 63:7-8).
Faithful God, help me to call this to mind and therefore to always have hope: Because of Your great love, I am not consumed, for Your compassions never fail. They are new toward me every morning. Great is Your faithfulness. I will gladly say, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for Him” (Lamentations 3:22-24). Father God, I will be strong and courageous. I will not be afraid or terrified because of anyone else; for You, O Lord my God, go with me. You promised You will never leave me nor forsake me (Deuteronomy 31:6).
Lord God, according to Your Word, Your Spirit Himself testifies with my spirit that I am Your child. Now if I am Your child, then I am an heir — heir of Yours and co-heir with Christ Jesus, if indeed I share in His sufferings that I may also share in His glory (Romans 8:16-18). Help me to sincerely embrace the truth that any present sufferings I encounter are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in me. Father, continue to bring me along the path You have laid for me, so that I can learn to rejoice in my sufferings because sufferings produce perseverance (Romans 5:3).
Father, I want You to be able to have great confidence in me and take pride in me and my faith in You. In all my troubles, let my joy know no bounds (2 Corinthians 7:4). You, O God, turn my wailing into dancing. You remove my sackcloth and clothe me with joy that my heart may sing to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give You thanks and praise forever (Psalm 30:11-12).
It doesn’t matter that I grew up in poverty; God has made me rich with His blessings. It doesn’t matter what I inherited from my family or what I encountered growing up; God’s best is for me to walk in my birthright — the believer’s birthright! I am a new creation in Christ Jesus, and now I will act like it!
God’s Word will change you
O Father God, You told me “whatsoever I say will come to pass” (Mark 11:23-24), that I can have whatever I say. I don’t know if these promises are to be ‘prayed’ or ‘spoken with conviction’, but I know I want to trust in You and Your Word. So I speak Your words with conviction and determination because I want them to be true in me. I claim Your promises as I believe You said I could. I confess Your Word to change my situation, and claim my heritage as one of Your children. Please allow these promises to come true in me that I may bring glory to You. And, dearest Lord God, please bless my efforts to control my tongue this day. In Jesus’ mighty name I ask You, Father, bless the words of my mouth.
The Word of God is truth and it shows forth righteousness. There are people who cut themselves spiritually by saying “I am unworthy.” I will no longer say this because I don’t want to destroy my faith. God Himself chose me! It is He who makes me worthy.
God gave me the ability to use my tongue to create a better life by speaking His Word to change my circumstances. The choice is mine, and I choose life. Tears of self-pity are a form of unbelief in myself. Therefore I will lean heavily on God’s Word, and I will learn to release faith with laughter instead of tears.
Father God Almighty, I come to You in the name of Your Son, Jesus, my Savior, without fear of condemnation because I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. I have a right, thanks to Jesus, to stand in the very throne room of God and speak to the Creator of the Cosmos! And so I plead:
Establish Your Word to Your servant, O Lord, who is devoted to fearing You (Psalm 119:38). Help me hide Your Word in my heart, dearest Father, so that I might not sin against You (Psalm 119:11). Your Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path (Psalm 119:105). I study Your commandments and reflect on Your ways; I delight in Your principles and will not forget Your Word (Psalm 119:15-16). You are my lamp, O Lord; You turn my darkness into light (2 Samuel 22:29). Lord, You have brought light to my life. My God, You light up my darkness (Psalm 18:28).
I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise shall continually be in my mouth (Psalm 34:1). May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer (Psalm 19:14). May my meditations be pleasing to You as I rejoice in You, O my loving Lord (Psalm 104:38).
Be warned! Once you delve into speaking God’s Words, you MUST commit to ordering all other conversations aright (Proverbs 4:24). You cannot pray effectively for yourself or someone else, and then talk negatively about the matter (Matthew 12:34-37). For instance, you tell the universe that by Jesus’ stripes you are healed, then an inkling comes on you and the first thing you, as all humans tend to do, is to go and tell a spouse or neighbor (or even ourselves in a mirror) that you think you’re catching a cold. You just negated your confession! Be warned: this is the devil’s main line of attack.Proverbs 6:2 says we are trapped by our own words.
Understand this: Words work. They are working FOR you or AGAINST you, whether you realize it or not. We have programmed our vocabulary with the devil’s language. We have brought sickness and disease into our vocabulary, and even death. “I’m just dying to do that” and “That just tickles me to death” or “That’s going to be the death of you!” Hebrews 2:14 tells us death is of the devil. Proverbs 10:11, 21, and 24 warn you that the thing you fear will come upon you, all you have to do is voice it out loud. Fear will activate the devil.
Put a stop to idle and foolish talk (Ephesians 4:27, 5:4). You are to be a blessing to others (Galatians 6:10). Your desire should be to please and to bless the Father:
Let no foul or polluted language, nor any evil word nor unwholesome or worthless talk [ever] come out of your mouth, but only such [speech] as is good and beneficial to the spiritual progress of others, as is fitting to the need and the occasion, that it may be a blessing and give grace (God’s favor) to those who hear it. (Ephesians 4:29 Amplified).
Meditate hard and store up God’s Word in your heart. This is your job This is God’s plan for you. This is all you need to survive and thrive and live in victory on this earth.
So speak God’s Word out loud with confidence in Him rather than in your own ability to believe. Yet watch carefully the words you use, for being in His image, our tongues have a creative force! Speak aloud, but speak truth!
I will keep my tongue from evil and my lips from speaking lies (Psalm 34:13). I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin. I will put a muzzle over my mouth as long as the wicked are before me (Psalm 39:1). Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from trouble (Proverbs 21:23). He who guards his lips guards his life (Proverbs 13:3). Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent; and discerning if he holds his tongue (Proverbs 17:28).
Do not be quick with your mouth. Do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God [especially against a neighbor]. God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few (Ecclesiastes 5:2). Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord. Keep watch over the door of my lips. Let not my heart be drawn to what is evil (Psalm 141:3-4).
If I speak, I shall speak the very words of God (1 Peter 4:11). The plans of the mind and orderly thinking belong to man, but from the Lord comes the wise answer of the tongue (Proverbs 16:1 Amplified). Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing (Proverbs 12:18). Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit [for death or life] (Proverbs 18:21). I love speaking God’s Word and I will bear much fruit.
These statements are a matter of the heart. But are meant to be spoken out loud, by you to you. You will get them into your spirit faster if you do this. It is a proven fact that your mind and soul listen more intently to what you say more than what others say. So deliberately feed them into your spirit. Allow the Holy Spirit to make the Word of God a reality in your heart. Your spirit will become quickened to God’s Word, and you will begin to think like God thinks and talk like God talks. You will find yourself pouring over His Word — hungering for more and more. Remember, the Father rewards those who diligently seek Him (Hebrews 11:6).
Speak these words aloud for you, all the world, and especially the angels (good and fallen) to hear. Do not be shy in speaking aloud God’s promises, for God’s Word is able to build you up. The great Charles Capps was told to practice this and he did so daily. After a short while he told the Lord, “Lord, I feel so terrible spouting these words since they feel like such lies!” But God told him to continue speaking them out loud day after day until they grew to be a part of his own spirit, and just to believe that what he spoke would come to pass, that God was trustworthy enough to make what was said a reality. So I speak God’s words, praying they will fill my spirit and soul as well, and make me a true believer in the mighty Word of my God.
God’s Word is more powerful than anything on earth. Trust that!
Behold the handmaid of the Lord; may it be done unto me according to what You have said (Luke 1:38). According to my faith let it be done unto me (Matthew 9:29), because to a great extent in spiritual things, we get what we expect of the Lord! Blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her by the Lord (Luke 1:45).
The Word of God is living and active; sharper than any two-edged sword. It penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joint and marrow. It judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart (Hebrews 4:12). They are not just idle words for me. They are my life! By them I will live in the land (Deuteronomy 32:47). Blessed are they who do not doubt the Lord (Matthew 11:6).
You, my Lord, are faithful to all Your promises. Although You are sovereign and You do what You please, You are righteous in all Your ways and loving toward all You have made (Psalm 145:13, 17). These things He has spoken unto me that His joy might remain in me and that my joy might be full (John 15:11). For God has promised: “I am with you and will protect you wherever you go. I will not leave you until I have done that which I have spoken unto you” (Genesis 28:15).
The promises outlined in these pages are meant to be a help and a guide to you so you can get better acquainted with your Heavenly Father and His Word. They are not meant to replace the reading of and meditation on His Word. Not only does His Word affect your life, but also it will affect others through you, for you will then be able to counsel accurately those who come to you for advice. Walk in God’s counsel and prize His wisdom (Psalm 1; Proverbs 4:7-8).
While many of the promises can be claimed by those who love God and are called according to His purpose (called “absolute” promise), the fulfillment of others (considered a “conditional” promise) is dependent upon becoming more alive to the conditions attached — those dependent for their fulfillment upon the carrying out of certain requirements, which are expressly stated in the Word.
The immediate Purpose of acquiring promises is to meet our varied dailyneeds. The ultimate Design of each promise by our Lord and Maker is the separation of our lives from anything unworthy of the Divine Promisor.
We have the promise that God’s will is reliable and eternal, therefore His promises are reliable and eternal. The promises come to us from God the Father through Jesus, the Son, by the Holy Ghost. The Father conceived the promise. The way to them was opened up by the Son. The appropriation of them is inspired by the Holy Spirit.
Promises, to be effective both materially and spiritually, must be (1) possessed by faith; (2) proven by obedience (3) presented in prayer. God’s unfailing promises are given to stimulate prayer, not supersede it. While everything good for us is promised in answer to believing prayer, nothing is promised apart from it (Mark 11:24). The fire of our prayers must be fed with the fuel of the promise: after (1) being persuaded of the promise, we (2) plead it in prayer, and then (3) possess it. Therefore God’s promises strengthen our faith and prompt our obedience, and also enforce our pleas.
Almighty and Most Holy God, I want all my life to be lived out to Your glory — a living testament of thanks to You for the grace You have given me, and the mercy and love You have shown me. While I do not always do this as I would like, I lovingly offer You my words, deeds, heart, mind and soul to bring glory to Your name by doing Your will. Please use Your Spirit to remove areas of self-deception from my life, so weakness and hypocrisy will not rob my discipleship of its intended worship of Your great majesty. Holy Father, please help me live a more thankful and victorious life before my unbelieving friends and family, and as an example to all, so they may come to share Your glorious kingdom and victory over sin and death. Give me the mind of Jesus to always look to You and trust in You for everything, and every event I find before me today. I love You, O Lord my strength!
Accept and celebrate two awesome truths derived from these passages: (1) God wields incomparably great power for the those who choose to believe. Read it again! Incomparably great power! More than enough to break the yoke of any bondage or stronghold. Our belief unclogs the pipe and invites the power to flow from Him to our world. (2) God applies the same power to our needs that He exerted when He raised Christ Jesus from the dead. Does your stronghold require more power than it takes to raise the dead? Neither does mine. God can do it, fellow believer. I know because He says so. And I know because He has done it for me. Believe Him… And when you don’t, then cry out earnestly, “Lord God, Help me overcome my unbelief!”
God’s Power is awesome
Sovereign Lord, Your Word says You esteem the person who is humble and contrite in spirit, and who trembles at Your Word (Isaiah 66:2). I can hardly imagine being someone You esteem, but I sincerely want to be. Please make me that kind of person through the power of Your Holy Spirit, gracious Father.
Lord God, Your Word says You bestow favor and honor on those who walk uprightly (Psalm 84:11). I can’t claim a blameless walk, but I ask You first for Your mercies, and then for Your grace to empower me to walk with You faithfully, and to never cease pursuing that blameless walk.
You have shown me, O Lord, what is good. And what do You, O Lord, require of me but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with You, my God (Micah 6:8).
O dear Lord Jesus, I want to be like the one to whom You said, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” (Matthew 15:28) Please flourish this kind of faith in me, my dearest Lord.
O Lord Jesus, I want You to be able to say to me, “I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.” (Revelation 2:19) O please, my loving Lord, cause these words to be true in my life.
I earnestly pray that I walk worthy of You, my Lord God, fully pleasing You and desiring to please You in all things, and being fruitful in every good work. I ask to be ever increasing in the knowledge of You, my God. And so I pray that I am being strengthened with all power according to Your glorious might (Colossians 1:10-11).
May my Lord, Jesus Christ Himself, and God, my Father — who loves us and by His grace gives eternal encouragement and good hope — encourage my heart and strengthen me in every good deed and word (2 Thessalonians 2:16-17).
I know that You are the Lord God, the Almighty God, that those who hope in You will not be disappointed (Isaiah 49:23).
Father God, how great is the love You have bestowed on me that I should be called a child of Yours. And that is what I am (1 John 3:1). He who unites himself with the Lord is one with Him in spirit (1 Corinthians 6:17). So Father, I am Your child and I confess Jesus as Lord over my spirit, soul and body this day and every day. I give myself to You freely — wholly and completely — as an instrument for Your kingdom use. Please fill me with Your Holy Spirit, that I may go about Your work this day in Your love and power. For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that overcomes: my faith (1 John 5:4). I agree with the Word of God; I believe the Word of God; I confess the Word of God and thus change my circumstances and gain my victory through Christ Jesus my Champion.
God is a loving Father!
I am Your dear child, Lord God, and I am from You, and so I overcome all that is in the world — all the influences of the evil one. Because the One who is in me is greater than the one who is in the world (1 John 4:4). The Great God has redeemed me from the hand of my adversary, therefore I will have no more fear of the devil (Psalm 107:2). I let the peace of Christ Jesus rule in my heart since as a member of His body I was called to peace. And I am thankful/grateful/praiseful (Colossians 3:15). I refuse to worry about anything, because God is on my side. God is in me now. Who can be against me and win? (Romans 8:31)
Lord God, heavenly Father, according to Your Word, my ‘light and momentary’ troubles are achieving for me an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So I fix my eyes NOT on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary; what is unseen is eternal (1 Corinthians 4:17-18). I don’t have to fight Satan; he is an already defeated foe. The only battle I have to fight is the good fight of faith. With the Lord at my right hand, I walk by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). O Lord my gracious God, please strengthen my spiritual vision that I may see You everywhere.
Father God, I worship You in spirit and in truth (John 4:24). The spirit counts for everything; the flesh counts for nothing. The Spirit realm is the reality; the materiel realm is the supplemental. And I thank You for opening my eyes to it. Lord God, You said the mind governed by the spirit is life and peace (Romans 8:6). With Your gracious hand, dearest Lord, guide my spirit to govern my mind.
I am a wise child and I will heed my Father’s instructions (Proverbs 13:1). I no longer conform to the pattern of this world. I am transformed by the renewing of my mind through God’s Word (Romans 12:2). God my Father revives me according to His Word (Psalm 119:25). I do not want to let the Word depart from before my eyes, Father. So I pray to You to help me keep it within my heart. For it is life to me; I have found it and it is health and healing to all my flesh and bones (Proverbs 4:21-22).
Almighty God, I know You are capable, and so I pray for You to not let Your Word depart from my mouth. I put forth effort to meditate on it day and night so I am careful to do everything written in it. Because then I will be prosperous and successful (Joshua 1:8). I ask You, God, Father of all glory, please give me the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of You, so I may know You better. Father God, I pray the eyes of my understanding be enlightened so I may know the hope of Your calling, the riches of my glorious inheritance in the saints, and the exceeding greatness of Your power toward us who believe! This power is like the working of Your mighty strength which You exerted in Christ Jesus when You raise Him from the dead and seated Him at Your right hand in the heavenly realms (Ephesians 1:17-19). If You can raise Jesus from the dead and set Him beside You at Your throne, I know You can deliver me from every stronghold I am stuck in, as long as I trust You for it.
I do not stop praying and asking You, Father God, to fill me with all knowledge of You and Your will, through all spiritual wisdom and understanding (Colossians 1:9). Please, gracious God, feed me discernment to know Your will in every situation. Lord, teach me knowledge and good judgment for I believe in Your commands (Psalm 119:66). I look into the perfect law that gives freedom, and I continue to do this, not forgetting what I have heard, but doing it, and so I am blessed in what I do (James 1:25). I remember it is a message to obey, not just to listen to and so deceive myself (James 1:22).
God Father, I pray that out of Your glorious riches You will strengthen me with power through Your Spirit in my inner being, so that Christ Jesus may dwell in my heart richly through faith. And I pray that, being rooted and established in Your love, I may have power together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ Jesus, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge — that I may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. I know You are able to do immeasurably more than all I could ask or can even imagine, according to Your power that is at work within me. To You be glory in the Church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. (Ephesians 3:16-21)
I thank the people that have already visited this site. It is in its infancy! And I’m not very good at blogging yet, or handling this editor very well (it appears). But I thank you for coming, and pray this site blesses whomever may show up here. Please excuse my attempts at blogging until I get the hang of things.
In the meantime, I will continue what I have started. That is to encourage God’s children to trust Him more. Believer, victory is your inheritance! Claim it!
We can all be heirs according to God’s promise to Abraham
Lord God, You are a merciful God. You will not abandon or destroy me, or forget the covenant with my spiritual forefathers, which You confirmed to them by an oath (Deuteronomy 4:31). Your Word says that if I belong to Jesus Christ, I too can be an heir of His promises (Galatians 3:29). Like Isaac, I am a child of Promise (Galatians 4:28). Therefore I plead these promises.
According to Your Word, O loving God, I belong to Christ Jesus; therefore I too am Abraham’s seed and heir according to the promise You gave him (Galatians 3:29). Father God, You promised to give me a heart to know You, that You are the Lord God. You promised I could be Your people and You would be my God, for I have indeed returned to You with all my heart (Jeremiah 24:7). My faithful God, who is the same yesterday and today and forever, please be to me what You were for Abram: my shield and my very great reward (Genesis 15:1).
Lord God, Abraham didn’t waiver in unbelief at Your promise, but was strengthened in his faith. I too am fully persuaded that what You promise You are able to perform. Because of this, like Abraham, You credit me with righteousness! (Romans 4:20-22) You made Jesus, who had no sin, to be sin for me, so that in Him I can claim the righteousness of God. I have placed myself in Jesus and have put my trust in Him (2 Corinthians 5:21). I listen to Jesus and His message, and I believe God sent Him. So I have His eternal life in me (John 5:25). No man can take me out of His hand, for I have eternal life in Him (John 10:28).
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation. Old things are passed away. Behold, all things have become new (2 Corinthians 5:17). I do not care how I feel, how it looks, or what the situation says. I am a new creation in Christ Jesus. I agree with the Word of God. I thank my God and praise Him because I am a new creation — His masterpiece (Ephesians 2:10) — and the old me has passed away. I am fearfully and wonderfully re-made in Christ Jesus (Psalm 139:14).
It is because of God that I am in Christ Jesus, who has become for me wisdom from God — Jesus is my righteousness, holiness, and redemption (1 Corinthians 1:30). Jesus is my Kinsman Redeemer and I owe Him my life.
I have been meditating on God’s many promises that are contained in His Word. Something inside me wants to share what I have found and learned about the precious promises that are offered to us. This blog is meant to pass on the many quotes and teachings I have gained from my studies. I pray it is of benefit to many and that God will use this site as an instrument to teach His children His ways.
And so I begin with the basics.
God’s promises were never meant to be thrown aside as waste paper. He intended they should be used. He loves to see His children bring them up to Him. As you pray in line with His words, He joyfully hears because you are living and walking in the truth (3 John 4).
Do you think God will be any poorer for giving you the riches He has promised? Faith lays hold upon the promise and does not delay saying, “I wonder if it be true.” Faith goes straight to the throne with a promise and pleads, “Lord, here is the promise from You. Do as you have said.” (2 Samuel 7:25, 29). Never let the promise rust! Draw the Word of promise out of its scabbard and use it with holy violence! Think not that God will be troubled by your importunity, reminding Him of His promises. He loves to hear outcries of the needy soul. He delights to bestow favors on His children. We glorify God when we plead His promises.
“If our Lord is so ready to heal the sick and bless the needy, then O my soul, be not slow to put yourself in His way that He may smile upon you!”
If you would know experientially the preciousness of the promises, and enjoy them in your own heart, meditate much upon them. There are promises which are like grapes in the winepress — If you will tread on them, the juice will flow. Thinking over the hallowed words will often be the prelude to their fulfillment. Some have counted up to 750 promises in the Bible waiting for us. Claim the ones that you need from your heavenly Father, for He is waiting to hear from you.
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