PROMISES FOR BELIEVERS

"Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established...so shall ye prosper" (2 Chronicles 20:20).
 

"He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; And being fully persuaded that, what He had promised, He was able also to perform" (Romans 4:20-21).

 

1. Promises guaranteeing the safety and security of the true believer (John 5:24; 6:37-40; 6:47; 10:27-30; Rom. 8:1; 8:28-39; Eph. 1:13-14; 4:30; Phil. 1:6; Heb. 7:25; 1 John 2:1-2; 1 Pet. 1:5; Jude 24-25).
    

2. God's constant care (1 Pet. 5:7); God's great faithfulness (Lam. 3:21-23; 1 Cor. 1:9; Heb. 11:11); God's sufficient grace (2 Cor. 9:8; 12:9; John 1:16-17); God's eternal love (Jer. 31:3; John 13:1; Rom. 8:35-39); God's unfailing promise (Tit. 1:2; Heb. 6:18; Num. 23:19; 2 Cor. 1:20; Rom. 4:20-21; Heb. 11:11); God's abiding presence (Heb. 13:5; Deut. 31:6,8; Matt. 28:20); God's mighty working (Phil. 2:12-13; Eph. 3:20-21; Heb. 13:20-21); God's adequate supply (Matt. 6:25-34; Phil. 4:19; Psalm 23:1; 34:10).
    

3. The promise of God's peace (Isa. 26:3; Phil. 4:6-7; 4:9; John 14:27; 16:33); the promise of God's joy (John 15:11; Gal. 5:22); the promise of God's rest (Matt. 11:28-30; Heb. 4:1-11); the promise of forgiveness and cleansing from sins (1 John 1:9; Psalm 32:5; Prov. 28:13); the promise of answered prayer (John 14:13-14; 15:7; 1 John 3:22; 5:14-15; Matt. 7:7-11).
    

4. Promises for needed strength (2 Cor. 12:9-10; Phil. 4:13; Isa. 40:28-31; Isa. 41:10); for needed wisdom (James 1:5-7); for needed help (Heb. 13:6; Isa. 41:10,13); for needed comfort (2 Cor. 1:3-5; John 14:16-18; 2 Thess. 2:16-17); for needed guidance (Prov. 3:5-6; Psalm 23:2-3); for needed faith (Rom. 10:17; Hebrews chapter 11).
    

5. Victory over sin (Romans 6; John 8:31-36); victory over temptation (1 Cor. 10:13; Heb. 2:17-18; 4:15-16); victory in the midst of trials (Heb. 12:5-11; James 1:2-12; 1 Pet. 1:6-8; 4:19); victory in the midst of suffering (Rom. 8:18,28; 2 Cor. 1:3-4); victory over the world system (1 John 2:17; 5:4-5); victory over Satan (James 4:7; 1 John 4:4).
    

6. The promise of reward for keeping God's commandments (John 14:21,23; Psalm 19:11); the promise of reward for seeking God (Heb. 11:6; Matt. 7:7; Jer. 29:13; Deut. 4:29); the promise of reward for faithful living (1 Cor. 3:11-15; 4:2-5; Luke 16:9-10); the promise of a future heavenly home (1 Pet. 1:4; Rev. 21:3-5; John 14:1-3; Heb. 11:10).
    

7. The promise of the imminent return of the Lord Jesus Christ (John 14:1-3; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; 1 John 2:28-3:3; Tit. 2:13).
    

A simple definition of faith: faith is responding in the right way to what God has said. When God gives a command, the trusting believer obeys: "By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed." Abraham believed God! He believed that God was so great that to disobey Him was unthinkable!
 

When God gives a promise, the trusting believer believes it, is persuaded of it, sees it, looks for it, waits for it, rests upon it, clings to it and embraces it (see Hebrews 11:11,13; Rom. 4:18-21; 10:17; Heb. 4:1-2). How do you respond to God's Word? When God says, "I WILL!" how convinced are you that He really will? Compare Acts 27:25.