To Be...A Child of God's Promises

February 14

As we enter the Lenten season, this time of preparation for our hearts to reflect on our sin and fill with gratitude for the gift we have received from our Savior, we can look back at the amazing promises of God.  For those who love the Lord become children of God's promises. What a Valentine!

A promise-"A declaration or assurance that one will do a particular thing."

My guess is we've all broken promises and we've all experienced the pain and disappointed of a promise broken to us.  That's not possible for God. He is the Promise Keeper! And boy does He make some good ones!

I recently read this article by Russ Ramsey, a Nashville, TN pastor.

"Exodus points to how Jesus would save us. We see Him in the Passover Lamb, in the bread from heaven, in the water that flowed when the rock was struck, and in the burning bush which spoke the name “I AM.” We see Him in the liberation of a people oppressed by tyranny and enslaved to the kingdom of this world. Even more, we see Jesus as the presence of God coming down from heaven to dwell among His people (Exodus 40:34-35, John 1:14).

When we stop to ask why any of these events took place, the answer is because God made a promise. 

He made a promise to rescue us from slavery to sin (Romans 6:18). 

He made a promise to lead us through the wilderness of this life (Psalm 23).  

He made a promise to bring us into our eternal promised home (2 Corinthians 5:1). 

All these things have been accomplished for us through the sacrifice of our perfect Passover Lamb, Jesus—the Son of God (1 Peter 1:18-19).

The Bible is a book of promises made and promises kept, and Jesus is at the center of them all (2 Corinthians 1:20)."  

"Whatever God has promised gets stamped with the Yes of Jesus. In him, this is what we preach and pray, the great Amen, God’s Yes and our Yes together, gloriously evident. God affirms us, making us a sure thing in Christ, putting his Yes within us. By his Spirit he has stamped us with his eternal pledge—a sure beginning of what he is destined to complete."  

2 Corinthians 1:20-22

💗Today's Biblegateway Love Verse
"A new command I give you: Love one another.  As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
John 13:34-35