3 Promises

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So I went home this weekend and got to attend church. And Pastor was talking about 3 promises that God gives His children. Now, if promise you something, I might not fulfill that promise. But when Jesus promises us something, we can be assured that He will fulfill that promise. So three promises that God promises us are...

(1) Hebrews 13:5b "[Jesus said] I will never leave you nor forsake you." We are promised that God will never leave us. My parents are my closest friends. But their presence with me is limited. If I need something, my siblings or parents might not be there for me. My friends might not be there when I need them. But I know that God is always with me. There is not a time that you cannot approach the throne room of God. Whatever you are facing in your life, at this hour, He is there. He is there in that apartment, that room, where ever you are, to hold you and comfort you and give you deliverance from your pain or burden.

(2) Hebrews 13:8 "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever." God's promise to us is this, the Jesus who delivered us from our hard times yesterday, will deliver us from the difficult situations we face today. His character is unchanging. God who helped me get into medical school will help me through medical school. God who did great miracles for you, who came down and wiped your tears away, is the same God who will do greater miracles for you today. He is faithful! Another promise is that He is the same today as He was yesterday!

(3) Hebrews 13:14 "For here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come". We have a promise that we have a masion prepared for us in heaven. The things of this world fade. Our greatest treasure today will be someone's junk 20 years from now. My favorite heels are a moment from being in the trash. Just like that, everything in this life is temporary. But God promises His children, that we have a something that is ever lasting. We will live eternally with Jesus Christ in the house He is preparing for you and me. This world, the lusts, the beauty, the fashion, its here today, gone tomorrow. But in Jesus Christ we are promised an eternal inheritance!

Hope that blessed you as it did me. I really needed that Word! Wish you a blessed night,

Sheba

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