Standing on God's Promise (Promise #6)

 

Our God is a God of miracles. Of making wonderful things happen in our lives. We can look for them. We can expect them. And sometimes he does those kinds of things, just because.

Just because what? Or why?

Just because he loves us.

Just because he may remind us that he is for us.

Not against us.

Just because he can

Just because he is God.

It's as simple as that.

If you need a miracle today,

ask him for one.

Expect it.

But be sure not to rush ahead on your own.

Wait for him. 

Thanks for coming by, Friends

God bless you!

Standing on God's Promise (Promise #5)

If we read that verse, we might wonder why God would want such a promise in the bible that isn't true. I mean, we know that there are many people that are fearful, and many that do not have a sound mind. 

So why God? Why is that a promise and seeming not the truth?

Well, there is an answer for that. And the answer is that we live in a fallen and broken world. And those problems just aren't easily dealt with in a world that does not see or do things God's way. 

Medications, though maybe for some are a good thing. For others, not so much.

Therapy with someone who is not a Christian, is not always a good thing.  Not that all therapist are bad people. But consider this verse:

 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly...Psalm 1:1

It is just better that when we need counseling, we go to someone that knows what God's word says.

The subject of mental illness or even just trying to get over being fearful about something can be quite troubling, not only for the person but their family as well. 

So, the first place to look is to the Lord. Let him direct us to the help we need.  Because if we.....

...trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5-6

Another promise to us that he will take care of us. 

Thanks for coming by today, Friends

God bless

Standing on God's Promises (Promise #4)

 

Let us come boldly to the throne of grace, that we migHht obtain mercy when we need it the most. Hebrews 4:16

Do you need God's mercy today? How about his grace? I don't know about you, but I need both his mercy and his grace every day, 24/7.

Therefore, he wants us to come BOLDLY before him and when we do, he gives us the mercy and grace that we so desperately need.

We don't have to be timid or weak. And if we do feel those ways, we can ask him for his strength, and he is ready to give that too us as well.

Thanks for coming by today. May his blessings rain upon you. 

Standing on God's Promises (PROMISE #3)

 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. Genesis 3:15

Genesis 3:15 is the very first promise we find in God's Word. Adam and Eve had sinned. And then they tried to cover it up by blaming it on someone else. Adam blamed Eve and she blamed the serpent (Satan)

What to do now, they might have wondered. So they tried to hide from him. God had given them this beautiful garden that had every provision in it that they would ever need. Now, was death all there was to look forward to?

But God knew that they were human and were also imperfect. Unlike the creations in heaven that were perfect. Except for those that followed Satan, of course. 

He knew that there would be many more people born into this world that would sin and he did not want to see all of his creation end up in hell with the devil.

And so, this passage in Genesis was and is his promise to us that there would be a Savior coming that would crush the head of the one who had talked Eve into eating from the tree that God had forbid them to.

And of course, that was what Jesus did when he died on the cross to become the Sacrifice for all that would believe.

It was God's grace that made it all possible to give us the promise of yesterday in John 3:16. But because he is a gentleman and does not push his will on anyone, he also gives us the choice.

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:15

I am thankful that when Adam and Eve did what they did that could have ruined it for the world that was coming, God's grace made the promise that there would come One that would save the world for their sins. For those that would choose to follow him.

Thank you for coming by. Have a blessed day!

Standing on God's Promises (PROMISE #2)

Are you going through a hard time today? Is something bothering you? Are you sad, lonely, depressed? Worried? Wondering how you are going to get through a difficult situation?

Well, take heart. You are not alone. You would not be human if you did not feel these things in difficult times. And let's face it. We have a lot to be worried about. With all that is going on in the world. In our government. And in our families.

 But the difference between us as Christians and those that do not proclaim the name of Jesus, is that he doesn't let us just flounder in our misery. 

He has given us hope and that hope is found in the many promises that are sprinkled throughout his Word. 

Did you know there are over 7,000 of them. God must have known we would need that many to get us through life. Because life is not easy. 

If we can grasp a passage or two, whenever our hope seems to be dwindling, then he gives us the rest and the peace that we need. The kind of hope that escapes the world that cannot understand it because they don't know Jesus.

And so, for today, take this one into your heart and carry it with you. Especially if you are facing a hard day. Because he is with you. He will not fail or forsake you. What a promise we have knowing that he will be with us. No matter what happens.

 And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed. Deuteronomy 31:8

Thanks for coming by today, Friends. God be with you!

Standing on God's Promises (PROMISE #1)

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For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes on Him, should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16

Think of it. God sent his Son to die for the Whole world. Not just the church/government leaders of the day. Not just the elite. Not just the poor. Not just you. And not just me.

The world is a big big place. I looked up an estimate of about how many people live in the world today. It said that approximately 7.6 billion of us occupy it. That is a lot of people. But that is today. It is also estimated that approximately 100 billion have lived here since the beginning of time.

I ask you. Of all the other proposed gods of this world, can any other but Jesus make that claim. Could Mohammed? Or Budha? How about the modern day "gods" like Jim Jones and David Koresh?

Those men and many others could not honestly make the claims that Jesus did. Oh, they have tried and some still do. However, many have died and not come back to life. Only One did that.

Jesus.

Notice that I put a period after His name.

Because He is It. There is no other under heaven that can make the claims that Jesus did. And he proved it by dying on the cross and shedding His own blood....

and then raising from the dead...

For the Whole world!

This is the greatest promise the bible holds. First and foremost. Because without it, we will not enter heaven to live with him...

forever.

And God help those that reject him. Because they kill him over and over every day with their rejection.

Think about it, Friends. And thank God you aren't one of them.

Thanks for coming by today. 

God bless!

Standing on God's Promises { New series}

   

Have you ever given any real thought to God's promises to you? Have you ever thought they couldn't possibly be for you? Maybe you don't deserve them. Or that maybe he just used them to fill the bible with something?

Well, that last question may seem silly and perhaps to some it is. But to others, well maybe they really do doubt that overall, his promises just don't include them.

I am from Ohio, but we moved from there a few years ago. And because I can't go to the Baptist church I used to attend there; I tune in to their Sunday Services each week online. The pastor was preaching today on God's promises, and I thought it would be a good idea to start my own series. 

Why?

Because though they were written in another time, they are just as relevant for us today, as they were back then. Times have changed, sure.

But God's Word is still the same. And because we can claim them as our own, we can have the hope that they will get us through the tough times. Just like they did in Bible days.

With that in mind starting tomorrow (August 23) we will begin with one promise a day and perhaps a bit of interesting info about why it is important to us, or who might have said it. 

Please come back to hear what we can learn about God's promises.

Thanks for coming by and have a wonderful and blessed Monday!