“Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits, The God of our salvation!” (Psalm 68:1)
The Word of God is filled with promises from Genesis to Revelation. As children of the King, in covenant relationship with Him, all of these promises belong to us. Think of it this way, if you signed up to be a member of some sort of an association, there would be a clear statement of what the “benefits” of belonging to that association would be. It would also be clear what your part of the contract was in order to qualify to receive those benefits. When you do your part, the association is duty bound to deliver what it has promised, and you certainly would expect it to do so.
My favorite list of the promises of God is in Deuteronomy 28, where there is a clear statement of what is required of us, “to diligently obey the voice of the Lord and to observe carefully all His commands,” and then clearly states the results we can expect when we follow through. Sometimes it seems like it is easier to expect a man to follow through on contracts, than to believe God to uphold what He has promised to His covenant children through His Word.
Mark 11:23 states that whatever we ask for, if we believe we receive it, we will have it! The Greek translation for the word “receive” means “to take it.” It is an action and expectation on our part that when we have fulfilled the requirement to obey, we can believe and expect the promise to manifest according to the covenant relationship we have with God. Remember, His promises are “Yes and amen”. (2 Cor. 1:18-20) Obey His voice and expect Him to faithfully deliver according to His Word.
“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.” (Hebrews 10:23)
Father in Heaven, Teach me to trust that You will deliver on Your promises. Don’t let me waste a single hour in doubt, but instead through obedience and prayer to know You will do what You promised. Amen
The Word of God is filled with promises from Genesis to Revelation. As children of the King, in covenant relationship with Him, all of these promises belong to us. Think of it this way, if you signed up to be a member of some sort of an association, there would be a clear statement of what the “benefits” of belonging to that association would be. It would also be clear what your part of the contract was in order to qualify to receive those benefits. When you do your part, the association is duty bound to deliver what it has promised, and you certainly would expect it to do so.
My favorite list of the promises of God is in Deuteronomy 28, where there is a clear statement of what is required of us, “to diligently obey the voice of the Lord and to observe carefully all His commands,” and then clearly states the results we can expect when we follow through. Sometimes it seems like it is easier to expect a man to follow through on contracts, than to believe God to uphold what He has promised to His covenant children through His Word.
Mark 11:23 states that whatever we ask for, if we believe we receive it, we will have it! The Greek translation for the word “receive” means “to take it.” It is an action and expectation on our part that when we have fulfilled the requirement to obey, we can believe and expect the promise to manifest according to the covenant relationship we have with God. Remember, His promises are “Yes and amen”. (2 Cor. 1:18-20) Obey His voice and expect Him to faithfully deliver according to His Word.
“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.” (Hebrews 10:23)
Father in Heaven, Teach me to trust that You will deliver on Your promises. Don’t let me waste a single hour in doubt, but instead through obedience and prayer to know You will do what You promised. Amen
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