“And I will establish my covenant with you,——Read Genesis 9:11-14

You can’t break God’s promises by leaning on them.

Have you ever had someone break a promise to you? The phrase “I promise” has sadly become little more than a catchphrase or a phrase meant to prove someone’s sincerity. Breaking a promise is taken lightly in our society. Yet in the early years of our country, people highly valued a promise. Business was done, goods were sold, and transactions were made, many times, on nothing more than a promise and a handshake. People’s word meant something. Yet today promises seem to be made to be broken.

But let’s notice someone who never has and never will break a promise-God. When God promises something, you can be sure He will follow through on it. Notice the promise He gives Noah in our verses today, “And I will establish my covenant with you, neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth” (vs 9). God had just destroyed the earth by flood, then promised Noah that He would never again use a flood to destroy the earth. Has God kept that promise? Yes!

Look at some other promises God has made throughout Scriptures:

“I will never leave thee.” (Hebrews 13:5)
“I am thy shield.” (Genesis 15:1)
“I will strengthen thee.” (Isaiah 41:10)
“I will help thee.” (Isaiah 41:10)
“I will go before thee.” (John 10:4)
“I think of you.” (Jeremiah 20:11)
“I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28)
“I will forgive you.” (1 John 1:9)
“I will bless you.” (Psalm 84:11)
“I will not forsake you.” (1 Samuel 12:22)
“I will guide you.” (Psalm 25:9)
“I will work everything out.” (Romans 8:28)

God’s promises are found in every book and chapter of His Word. As a Christian, God has promised to provide for you, protect you, be near you, forgive you, etc. He loves you so much that He promises to work everything out for good through His infinite plan.

Yet in the heat of a situation, many Christians forget God’s promises. They worry, fear, wander, and sometimes turn from God. Never forget that God has everything under control, no matter what is happening in your life. He loves you and has promised to be with you.

Have you forgotten God’s promises? Are His words a distant memory to you? Take time today or over the next few days to read the references listed above. Reflect on God’s promises and apply them personally to your life. Never forget that God’s promises are meant for you to claim; apply them to your life and live with the knowledge that your Heavenly Father is watching out for you.—-    By Paul Chappell

Deuteronomy 15:6, Read Romans 4:19-22

 

Some days are harder than others, and perhaps this is one of them for you. Life is full of frustrations, and we can grow mighty weary with financial pressures, family problems, church misunderstandings, and workplace conflicts. It sometimes seems like we’re losing our minds.

 

But God is not losing His! Remember that nothing revokes His faithfulness. His promises to us are irreversible, unalterable, firm, and fixed. There are conditions to be met, of course; but outer circumstances must bend, in His time, to the purposes and promises of God for our lives.

 

Dietrich Bonhoeffer once said, “God does not give us everything we want, but He does fulfill His promises… leading us along the best and straightest paths to Himself.” The Lord your God will bless you just as He has promised in His Word.

 

His promises are sure, His blessings are great, His grace is sufficient, His presence is near, His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations. Cheer up! It’s not as bad as it seems.(Turning Point)

 

Let God’s promises shine on your problems.

Corrie ten Boom

When you are tempted to chafe and repine at
the narrowness of your circumstances, and the
limitations of your sphere-remember that for
thirty years, Jesus found room in a humble
peasant home for worthy living and for service,
not unfitted to His exalted character.

If you can do nothing but live a true Christian
life-patient, gentle, kindly, pure-in your home,
in society, at your daily duty-you will perform
a service of great value, and leave many blessings
in the world. Such a life is a little gospel, telling
in sermons without words-the wonderful story
of the cross of Christ.

“Let your light shine before men-that they
may see your good works and glorify your
Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:16 (By JR Miller)

“Believe ye that I am able to do this?” (Matt. 9:28).

God deals with impossibilities. It is never too late for Him to do so, when the impossible is brought to Him, in full faith, by the one in whose life and circumstances the impossible must be accomplished if God is to be glorified. If in our own life there have been rebellion, unbelief, sin, and disaster, it is never too late for God to deal triumphantly with these tragic facts if brought to Him in full surrender and trust. It has often been said, and with truth, that Christianity is the only religion that can deal with man’s past. God can “restore the years that the locust hath eaten” (Joel 2:25); and He will do this when we put the whole situation and ourselves unreservedly and  believingly into His hands. Not because of what we are but because of what He is. God forgives and heals and restores. He is “the God of all grace.” Let us praise Him and trust Him. –Sunday School Times

Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love.–Jeremiah 31:3  (Also read Luke 15:21-32)

In one of Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman’s meetings, a man stood up and gave his testimony: “For one year I begged the streets as a tramp and one day I tapped a man on the shoulder and said ‘Mister, could you please give me a dime?’ As soon as I saw his face, I realized it was my father. He threw his arms around me and said ‘I have found you. All I have is yours!’ I had stood there begging my father for ten cents while he had been looking for me to give me all he had.”

So often, Christians approach God like a stranger on the street, begging Him just to help them get by. But when we have accepted Christ as our Savior, He is no stranger to us; He is our Father, waiting with open arms, ready to embrace us in love and offer us everything He has.

Do we approach God from a beggar’s perspective or as His cherished child? If we have any difficulty seeing Him as our loving Father, we need to ask Him to help us develop a healthy Father/child relationship.(From Turning Point)

God is still on His throne and man is still on His footstool. There’s only a knee’s distance in between.
Jim Elliot