God’s promises in the Bible

There are over 3000 promises from God in the Bible. Look at what the Apostle Paul says about God’s promises.

2 Corinthians 1: 19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by me and Silas and Timothy, was not “Yes” and “No,” but in him it has always been “Yes.” 20 For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God. 21 Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, 22 set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

No matter how many promises God has made, they are YES in Christ. Not maybe, not “in the right timing,” not after you’ve performed properly but in Christ, YES!

But why has God made those promises available to his children?

2 Peter 1:2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, 3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: 4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Why the promises?

So you would be a partaker of God’s divine nature, right now, in this life, in this body!

Do you believe the Bible or do you believe your circumstances?

Often we feel it’s too difficult to muster up courage to try and believe again, but you can rest assured that if you are in Christ through faith, God is seeking to make His promises a reality in your life. You are qualified in Jesus alone. Romans 8 tells us that we are already in Christ if we believe, so being in Christ is not conditional upon your ability to “walk in the spirit.” If Christ is in you, you are constantly “in the spirit.” Don’t let your past or 1 current behaviour disqualify you from God’s promises and don’t be tricked into believing that being “in Christ” is dependent upon your spiritual performance. If you have believed on Jesus as your righteousness, you are in Christ therefore qualified for 2 Corinthians 1:20!

Romans 8:9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.

Do not let your mind jump to the what ifs and what abouts, as if you can figure out how to get the promises to work, just take a moment to believe God. Take a moment to take God at His word and be persuaded that He desires good things for you and is actively seeking to bring about his good plans to prosper you.

Now let’s look at the second part of 2 Corinthians 1:20 “so through Him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God.”

Amen means to establish.

You have a part to play in establishing God’s promises in your life, believing and speaking. We could say it this way, God’s promises are established in our lives as we speak.

I am not talking about trying to persuade God to give us things through fervent prayer, I’m talking about coming into agreement with who God has revealed Himself to be, what He said in His Word and making sure our words line up with that.

When was the last time you spoke the truth of God over your situation?

There are over 3000 promises in the Bible, I’m sure you can do some digging and find at least one that applies to your situation. As you speak God’s truth over your situation, be sure that you are convinced of His love for you in that specific area.

You may have tried many times to believe God in that situation but He hasn’t given up on you yet, don’t give up on Him. You can trust Him. He is your Heavenly Father who loves you dearly and it’s His good pleasure to give you His Kingdom.

Everything God has for you is freely available because of Christ and they manifest in your life by grace through faith toward God. He has good plans for you, believe and walk in his promises.

Clint Byars is the author of many Christian books. This article is taken from his published book, “God says yes to over 3 000 promises,” 2016.