God's Promises
Pastor Ian encourages you to claim these!
Let's keep a firm grip on the promises that keep us going. God always keeps his word. Hebrews 10:23 (Msg)
When you need faith
"Without faith no one can please God. Anyone who comes to God must believe that He is real and that He rewards those who truly want to find him." Hebrews 11:6 (NCV)
"For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith." 1 John 5:4 (NIV)
"I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." Matthew 17:20 (NIV)
When you need salvation
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16 (NIV)
"Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." Romans 10:13 (NIV)
When you need forgiveness
"Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." Romans 8:1 (NIV)
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9 (NIV)
When you need God’s help
"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging." Psalm 46:1-3 (NIV)
When you need to know that God is working in all circumstances
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28 (NIV)
When you need true significance
"With God's power working in us, God can do much, much more than anything we can ask or imagine." Ephesians 3:20 (NCV)
"I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father." John 14:12 (NIV)
When you need the hope of heaven
"However, as it is written: 'No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him.'" 1 Corinthians 2:9 (NIV)
When you need God's generosity
"He who did not spare his own Son, but gave Him up for us all - how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things?" Romans 8:32 (NIV)
When you need new life
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV)
When you need to conquer your circumstances
"No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us." Romans 8:37 (NIV)
When you need power to live
"For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline." 2 Timothy 1:7 (NIV)
When you need a lift
"Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you." 1 Peter 5:6-7 (NIV)
When you need the power of prayer
"If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you." John 15:7 (NIV)
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." Matthew 7:7-8
When you have a financial need
"God will supply all your needs from his riches in glory because of what Christ Jesus has done for us." Philippians 4:19
"He will give you all you need from day to day if you make the Kingdom of God your primary concern." Luke 12:31 (NLT)
When you need comfort
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God." 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NIV)
When you are grieving
"Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy. He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him." Psalm 126:5-6 (NIV)
When you need to make a difference in the world
"'I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.'" John 15:5 (NIV)
When your heart's desire is not being met
"Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4 (NIV)
When you need to know that God is with you
"When you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown! When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you. For I am the Lord, your God." Isaiah 43:2-3 (NLT)
When you are discouraged
"Let us not get tired of doing what is right, for after a while we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't get discouraged and give up." Galatians 6:9 (LB)
When you need God's strength
"My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." Psalm 73:26 (NIV)
When you face evil
"Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes." Ephesians 6:11 (NIV)
When you face death
"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me." Psalm 23:4 (NIV)
When you need spiritual confidence
"Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." Philippians 1:6 (NIV)
When you are in despair
"We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed." 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 (NIV)
When you face problems
"Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope." Romans 5:3-4 (NIV)
When you give
"Each one should give as you have decided in your heart to give. You should not be sad when you give, and you should not give because you feel forced to give. God loves the person who gives happily. And God can give you more blessings than you need. Then you will always have plenty of everything - enough to give to every good work." 2 Corinthians 9:7-8 (NCV)
"'Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me on this,' says the LORD Almighty, 'and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.'" Malachi 3:10 (NIV)
"Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." Luke 6:38 (NIV)
When you need guidance
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will direct your paths." Proverbs 3:5-6 (NLT)
When you are tired
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, 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." Matthew 11:28-29 (NIV)
When you make plans
"Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed." Proverbs 16:3 (NIV)
When you are concerned for our nation
"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV)
When you read the Bible
"Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful." Joshua 1:8 (NIV)
When you need to repent
"Repent therefore and return, that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord." Acts 3:19 (NASB)
When you need wisdom
"If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him." James 1:5 (NIV)
When you are waiting
"Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)
When you are tempted
"But remember that the temptations that come into your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will keep the temptation from becoming so strong that you can't stand up against it. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you will not give in to it." 1 Corinthians 10:13 (NLT)
When you are afraid
"When you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown! When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you." Isaiah 43:2
When you are lonely
"God makes a home for the lonely. He leads out the prisoners into prosperity, only the rebellious dwell in a parched land." Psalm 68:6 (NASB)
"Be happy with what you have because God has said, 'I will never abandon you or leave you.'" Hebrews 13:5b (GW)
When you are worried
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)
A promise for parents
"We will not hide these truths from our children but will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord. We will tell of his power and the mighty miracles he did…so the next generation might know them — even the children not yet born — that they in turn might teach their children. So each generation can set its hope anew on God, remembering his glorious miracles and obeying his commands." Psalm 78:4,6-7 (NLT)
A promise for couples
"A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger." Proverbs 15:1 (NIV)
A promise for children
"And so, my children, listen to me, for happy are all who follow my ways." Proverbs 8:32
