This morning I picked up my mobile phone and my Bible.

Picking up the mobile phone was disappointing. When calling Customer Service I heard three beeps and read “No network coverage”. With other words the message is that no connection is possible this morning.  Or at least for the time being.

But picking up my Bible is never disappointing. It is always a joy to pick up the Word of God and will always be a joy. Why? Because I will always be able to connect to the promises of the Lord Jesus Christ.

And here are some of the promises to connect to:

He promises HELP in Hebrews  13:6

He promises STRENGTH in Isaiah 41:10

He promises COUNSEL in Psalm 32:8

He promises PEACE in Isaiah 66:12

He promises POWER in  Acts 1:8

In his book THE GREATEST WORDS EVER SPOKEN on page 298 – 304 Steven K. Scott lists more than one hundred promises that the Lord Jesus Christ makes to his followers who are obedient.

Here is one of them:

“All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away.” – John 6:37 

He writes also that most of the promises of the Lord are conditional and he says,”In my personal study of this subject I found it helpful to underline the conditions that Jesus asks me to fulfil and the benefit He promises to deliver.”