Promises, Promises

Good Monday Morning! I want to start off this week talking about some wonderful promises. I know most of us have had people in our lives make promises that they didn't keep. It hurts and we feel disappointed and let down when someone breaks a promise. Today, I will talk about the promises of God! We don't ever have to worry about God not keeping a promise.  SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY 2 Corinthians 1:20 For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. I have not counted all the promises in God's Word so I will share with you some numbers that others have come up with. It has been reported that there are somewhere between 3,000 to 7,000 promises in the Word of God. That is amazing to me. God is great and He desires to fulfill all those promises in our lives. Here's the problem. In order to receive a promise we must know about the promise.  If you had a distant relative to die and leave you an inheritance it means nothing until you become aware that you have been the recipient of the gift.  It is time to get in the Word of God and find out what you have been promised.  May I share just a few of God's promises with you this morning? 1 John 2:25  And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life. Psalm 29:11, "The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace." Jeremiah 29:13, "And ye shall seek me (God), and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart."  Matthew 7:7-8, "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened."  Psalm 84:11"The LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly"  Pick one of these promises and meditate on it throughout the day. The Lord promised that He would give you strength and bless you with peace. When the enemy comes to try to steal your peace you have the strength to resist the devil! James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.  Your peace is a promise of God and don't you dare allow the enemy to snatch it away.  Isaiah 26:3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. This is another promise. We have a part in this one. We must keep our minds stayed on Jesus and trust in Him! Remember: Pick a promise and study it, meditate on it and speak it throughout today and expect God to fulfill His promise.  Father God in the Mighty Name of Jesus,  We thank you for another day. Thank  you for your promises and being a God who keeps His promises. Thank you for every promise in your Word that you have given unto us. God help us to search your Word and find all the wonderful promises you have given. Help us to begin to expect these promises to come to pass in our lives. In Jesus Name, AMEN.