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Max Lucado
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August 14, 2022 - February 19, 2023
has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature. —2 Peter 1:4
“And now it is because of my hope in what God has promised our ancestors that I am on trial today” (Acts 26:6).
abundant, unbending, and perennial. Some of the promises are positive, the assurance of blessings. Some are negative, the guarantee of consequences. But all are binding, for not only is God a promise maker; God is a promise keeper.
He spoke, and it happened.
The reader is left with one conclusion: God’s word is sure. What he says happens.
fact, this story gives us Jesus’ definition of faith: faith is the deeply held belief that God will keep his promises.
God will not—indeed he cannot—break his promises.
His covenants are contractually inviolable, written not in sand but carved in granite. What he says...
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“He never changes or casts a shifting shadow” (James 1:17 NLT).
He is faithful. “God can be trusted to keep his promise” (Heb. 10:23 NLT).
He is strong. He does not overpromise and underdeliver. “God is able to do whatever he ...
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“God . . . cannot lie” (Titus 1:2 ASV).
“He doesn’t break promises!” (Titus 1:2 THE MESSAGE).
“Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled” (Josh. 21:45).
The question is not, will God keep his promises, but, will we build our lives upon them?
(Rom. 4:20 THE MESSAGE).
“Friendship with God is reserved for those who reverence him. With them alone he shares the secrets of his promises” (Ps. 25:14 TLB).
For every problem in life God has given us a promise. Make it your aim to get so acquainted with these promises that you can write yourself a prescription.
