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This week’s Devotional Topic
PROMISE KEEPER
The God of the universe loves us, he loves us as His very own children. Because of His love, he has given us many Promises, and because He is God, he is faithful to keep His promises.
As I think of promises God has made in His word, one of the first to come to my mind is the rainbow…
Genesis 9:12-17 Then God said, “I am giving you a sign of My covenant with you and with all living creatures, for all generations to come. I have placed My rainbow in the clouds. It is the sign of My covenant with you and with all the earth. When I send clouds over the earth, the rainbow will appear in the clouds, and I will remember My covenant with you and with all living creatures. Never again will the floodwaters destroy all life. When I see the rainbow in the clouds, I will remember the eternal covenant between God and every living creature on earth.” Then God said to Noah, “Yes, this rainbow is the sign of the covenant I am confirming with all the creatures on earth.”
Joshua 21:43-45 So the LORD gave to Israel all the land He had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there. And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had solemnly promised their ancestors. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD helped them conquer all their enemies. Not a single one of all the good promises the LORD had given to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; everything He had spoken came true.
Numbers 23:19 God is not a man, so He does not lie. He is not human, so He does not change His mind. Has He ever spoken and failed to act? Has He ever promised and not carried it through?
II Peter 1:3-7 By His divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know Him, the One who called us to Himself by means of His marvelous glory and excellence. And because of His glory and excellence, He has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share His divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires. In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone.
God’s promises are added proof of His love, they give us reasons for Praising Him and for Thanksgiving. And they are very real reasons for believing in Him and having faith.
This week’s Scripture:
Genesis 9:12-17; 21:1-3; Genesis 50:22-24; Joshua 21:43-45; Hebrews 10:19-23; Numbers 23:19; Matthew 24:35; Isaiah 40:8; John 14:6 and II Peter 1:3-7
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