Tuesday, December 9, 2014

35 Promises Of God

The Bible contains numerous promises that God makes to His people. Below you will find the top 35 promises God makes to His people. If you have a favorite which was missed, please comment.

35 Promises of God
  1. "Call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me."
    -Ps 50:15
  2. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths."
    -Proverbs 3:5-6
  3. "For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope."
    -Jer 29:11
  4. "Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls."
    -Matt 11:28-29
  5. "He gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless. Even youths will faint and be weary, and the young will fall exhausted; but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint."
    -Is 40:29-31
  6. "God will fully satisfy every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus."
    -Phil 4:19
  7. "Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ For it is the Gentiles who strive for all these things; and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."
    -Matt 6:31-33
  8. "Those who listen to me will be secure and will live at ease, without dread of disaster."
    -Proverbs 1:33
  9. "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid."
    -John 14:27
  10. "If you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."
    -Rom 10:9
  11. "So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed."
    -John 8:36
  12. "No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it."
    -1 Cor 10:13
  13. "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."
    -James 4:7
  14. "When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears, and rescues them from all their troubles."
    -Ps 34:17
  15. "Do not fear, for I am with you, do not be afraid, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand."
    -Is 41:10
  16. "Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you."
    -Ex 20:12
  17. "The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to keep still."
    -Ex 14:14
  18. "Train children in the right way, and when old, they will not stray."
    -Proverbs 22:6
  19. "Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff comfort me."
    -Ps 23:4
  20. "So I say to you, Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. Is there anyone among you who, if your child asks for a fish, will give a snake instead of a fish? Or if the child asks for an egg, will give a scorpion? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
    -Luke 11:9-13
  21. "For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed, says the Lord, who has compassion on you."
    -Is 54:10
  22. "I hereby command you: Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
    -Josh 1:9
  23. "I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it. If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever."
    -John 14:13-16
  24. "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
    -Acts 1:8
  25. "I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you."
    -Ps 32:8
  26. "If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you."
    -James 1:5
  27. "And this is the boldness we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us."
    -1 John 5:14
  28. "Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord. The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise them up; and anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven."
    -James 5:14-15
  29. "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life."
    -John 3:16
  30. "For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord."
    -Romans 8:38-39
  31. "Be strong and bold; have no fear or dread of them, because it is the Lord your God who goes with you; he will not fail you or forsake you."
    -Deut 31:6
  32. "Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and anyone who comes to me I will never drive away"
    -John 6:37
  33. "I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"
    - John 11:25-26
  34. "For the Lord God is a sun and shield; he bestows favor and honor. No good thing does the Lord withhold from those who walk uprightly."
    -Ps 84:11
  35. "Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart."
    -Ps 37:4



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3 comments:

  1. Thank you for sharing this wirh us. Thr readings we hear at Mass during Advent remind us that God is true to His Word and his promises always fulfilled.

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  2. Anonymous9:11 AM

    Thanks! Awesome selections. One of my favorite promises is Ez 36:26:

    A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you; and I will take out of your flesh the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.

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