The Cross

“We also know that law is made

First Timothy 1:9-10

Intr.:

not for the righteous but for

1.  lawbreakers and

2.  rebels, the

3.  ungodly and

4.  sinful, the

5.  unholy and

6.  irreligious; for those

7.  who kill their fathers and mothers,

8.  for murderers,

9.  for adulterers and

10.  perverts,

11. for slave traders and

12.  liars and

13.  perjurers –

End:

and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine …”

At the beach

All of us have read about promises somewhere.

Most of us have read about promises in the newspapers.

I have done so today in our local paper. Governments promising us a budget surplus. Governments promising us also that they would not introduce any new taxes.

But I don’t know how many of us have read the promises in the Bible, the Word of God.

I have read the BIBLE today. I don’t read the newspaper every day, but I have made it a habit to read the Bible every day. Here are some promises you find in the Scriptures:

1. God promises to help us when we need it.  Hebrews 13:5,6

2. He promises to strengthen us when we feel weak. Isaiah 41:10

3. When we feel dejected, he promises to cheer us up. Matthew 14:27

4. He promises to guide us when we are confused. Psalm 32:8

5. He promises us power in the service for Him. Acts 1:4-8

And here are promises, prophecies, of Christ’s Second coming:

1.  Foretold by the prophets. Daniel 7:13

2. Foretold by Jesus himself.  Matthew 25:31

3. Foretold by the Apostle Paul. First Timothy 6:14

4. Foretold by angels. Acts 1:10,11

“Broken promises,” is the title of a column in our local newspaper today. (The Northland Age, Tuesday, May 26, 2015)

“The LORD is faithful to all his promises,” we read in the Bible in Psalm 145:13!