Bible Promises

"Having therefore these Promises, dearly beloved,
let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the
flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God"
(2 Corinthians 7:1).





"No promise is of private interpretation: it belongs not to one saint but to all believers. If, my brother, thou canst in faith lie down upon a promise and take thy rest thereon, it is thine... Come, weary one, use thy LORD's words as thy pillows. Lie down in peace. Dream only of Him."



"The promises were made to be used--they were made to be used by God's children, by all who will believe them and appropriate them. They were not made to lay concealed in a gilt-edged Bible, but to be read, understood, and used. The fact is, the Bible is like a book of checks put into the hands of the needy, and we are to use them when we want anything: thus God has given promises to every class and description of persons; and these promises were given not to be hoarded up, but to be used--we are to draw liberally and freely upon the divine bounty for all the blessings that we need... If Christians will but understand and get the impression deeply imbedded in their own minds, that these promises are regarded by God as their inheritance, given them to be used by them under all the circumstances in which they find themselves placed, they would often much better understand the meaning of the apostle, when he says, 'whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises.'"

-from "The Promises of God" ---New Window by Charles G. Finney. A "PENNY PULPIT" sermon.---New Window



Care of Our Feet
"He will keep the feet of His saints"
(1 Samuel 2:9).

"The way is slippery and our feet are feeble, but the LORD will keep our feet. If we give ourselves up by obedient faith to be His holy ones, He will Himself be our guardian. Not only will He charge His angels to keep us, but He Himself will preserve our goings.

1. He will keep our feet from falling so that we do not defile our garments, wound our souls, and cause the enemy to blaspheme.
   
   
2. He will keep our feet from wandering so that we do not go into paths of error, or ways of folly, or courses of the world's custom.
   
   
3. He will keep our feet from swelling through weariness, or blistering because of the roughness and length of the way.
   
   
4. He will keep our feet from wounding: our shoes shall be iron and brass so that even though we tread on the edge of the sword, or on deadly serpents, we shall not bleed or be poisoned.
   
   
5. He will also pluck our feet out of the net. We shall not be entangled by the deceit of our malicious and crafty foes.

With such a promise as this, let us run without weariness and walk without fear. He who keeps our feet will do it effectually."

- excerpts from "Faith's Checkbook" ---New Window SEE TODAY'S ENTRY ---New Window by C. H. Spurgeon


"Fluctuations in income and apparent prosperity
did not take George Mueller by surprise.
He expected them, for
if there were no crises and critical emergencies
how could there be critical deliverances?
His trust was in God,
not in donors or human friends or worldly circumstances:
and because he trusted in the Living God who says of Himself,
'I am the Lord, I change not.'"
--from George Mueller of Bristol , chapter 18: "Faith and Patience in Serving"


According to your faith, be it unto you!




There would be times where my father would promise me something (a day at Disneyland, candy, some clothes) and I would have to remind him of his promise and hold him to it. Now, did my father ever forget his promise? I highly doubt it. I think it was a matter of testing whether or not I had remembered. Likewise, our Father in heaven never forgets his promises. How could He? But He will be more than willing to fulfill them if we would boldly go into His presence and say "Your word is sure and you said...." Like my father, He would just smile and deliver whatever he promised me.