PROMISES

At the beach

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!