When God Gives U A Promise

There are 6 things when God gives you a promise ( listed below) we will look at each one more closely.

1. have faith to receive the promised thing

2. believe / hope in the promise

3. Speak & stand by the word of God. / remind god of the promise.

4. Persevere / patiently waiting

5. Promise Oath

6. Give Thanks in advance

It might not be when u want it to be fulfilled BUT GOD has perfect timing!!! ( even if u are living in the last days he still has to fulfill the promise – so just hang there! ) If God has given u specific instructions while waiting for the promise he made to you, listen to what God is telling u to do & just do it . For there is a purpose & a reason why God has u do something in that waiting period intill he fulfills the promise Remember that God Fulfills in HIS timing NOT yours. One thing to keep in mind :

1. God doesn’t lie

2. God has to fulfill the promise

There are a lot of scriptures that are examples of a promise that God made to a person or to a family. But here is one of the examples : Joshua 21:45 – AMP

45There failed no part of any good thing which the LORD had promised to the house of Israel; all came to pass.

Now lets look at the 1st one on the list.

1. HAVE FAITH TO RECEIVE THE PROMISE THING

Rom 4:16
16Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham's offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.

Look at the end of this scripture : the lord is faithful to ALL his promises!!! Isn’t that awesome or what!!!

PS 145:13

13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful to all his promises and loving toward all he has made.

PS 119:148
148 My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promises.

Now this one can mean promises that he has made to you

Here is another one on the list that u have to keep in mind after God has given u the promise.

2. BELIVE / HOPE IN THE PROMISE

PS 106:12
12 Then they believed his promises and sang his praise.

Heb10:23

23Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.

Ps 119:116
116 Sustain me according to your promise, and I will live; do not let my hopes be dashed.

You might what to ask God to give u something so that u don’t lose hope in the promise that he has given u (EX : a word , dream or even a physical thing so that u can actually see everyday! ) In my case I asked God to give me something physical that I could look at every time I started to lose hope & remind myself of the promise God has made to me.

Ps 119:148

148 My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promises.

Here its telling you that this person is keeping their eyes open & watching for any first sights of the promise that it is in process & in the meantime he/she will meditate on that promise (s) that God given him/her.

Here is an very important rule to do during the time after God has spoken the promise .

3. SPEAK & STAND BY THE WORD OF GOD./ REMIND GOD OF THE PROMISE.

2 Sam 7:25 , 28
25 "And now, LORD God, keep forever the promise you have made concerning your servant and his house. Do as you promised,
28 O Sovereign LORD, you are God! Your words are trustworthy, and you have promised these good things to your servant.

1 Kings 8:25-26

25 "Now LORD, God of Israel, keep for your servant David my father the promises you made to him when you said, 'You shall never fail to have a man to sit before me on the throne of Israel, if only your sons are careful in all they do to walk before me as you have done.' 26 And now, O God of Israel, let your word that you promised your servant David my father come true.

Reminding God of what he as promised to David & also quoted what God said that he promised to David.

Ps 145:13

13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations.The LORD is faithful to all his promises and loving toward all he has made.

This is a good scripture to mark in your Bible & to refer to it when you are feeling like u are losing hope within the promise God has given to you. Or even write it out & stick it up in your room so that u can see it daily. This one will give you hope as well as confidence within the promise.

This next one is a MUST do !!!!

4. PRESEVERE / PATIENTLY WAITING
Ps 119:140
140 Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them.

You might have to go through some testing time depending on what the promise is but only God knows so with that been said I would tell u to go before God & ask him if u are indeed going to go through some testing times before the promise is to be fulfilled.

Heb 10:36

36You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, YOU WILL receive what he has promised.

What it means here is that once u have done the preparation plan that God has for you for your promise that’s when u can receive that promised thing.

Heb 6:15
15And so AFTER waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.

There is a waiting period & after u have persevere that time ( only God knows how long that time will last for) then its receiving time!

Heb 6:12
12We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

Research in the old testament & look how David’s & Abraham’s & any one that God has promised them something & see how their attitudes were during the whole process = God telling them the promise , waiting time / preparation time & receiving time. We are to imitate those who came before us that God has promised them something.
This is a promise guarantee that its going to come to past!!!

5. PROMISE OATH

Here is one Example : Deu 26:15 - 15 Look down from heaven, your holy dwelling place, and bless your people Israel and the land you have given us as you promised on oath to our forefathers, a land flowing with milk and honey."

2 Cor 1:20-22

20For 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. 21Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, 22set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

This is one of many that are just hope builder scriptures when going through the preparation / waiting time.

Heb 6:13

13When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself,

Heb 6:17

17Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath.

Like # 3 & 4 this one is also very important too!

6. GIVE THANKS IN ADVANCE

Ps 106:12
12 Then they believed his promises and sang his praise.

This is like a child’s faith !

they believed & gave thanks!!!!

Eph 5:20

20always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

We always have to give thanks to God for he likes to hear us thanking him for this & that.. Ex.

Luke 17:15-19

1 Thess 5:18 - AMP

18Thank [God] in everything [no matter what the circumstances may be, be thankful and give thanks], for this is the will of God for you [who are] in Christ Jesus [the Revealer and Mediator of that will].

Last Sunday the word that my pastor was preaching really came to life to me. & I felt very strongly to share this one saying that was on his sermon that I feel that it connects to everything we are talking about today :

If we ask & believe we receive If we ask & DO NOT BELIEVE we DO NOT RECEIVE

See if God has given us the Promise or if we prayed before hand & then God gave us the promise then we have to believe in the promise no matter what is going on in the world even thou u are hearing the world is going to end or the rapture is going to happen soon!!! U still have to believe in what God has promised u . Like I said God has to always tell the truth & can’t lie & has to fulfill everything that he has said! This scripture should give u hope like it do to me on Sunday morning Nov 22 2009!

Ps 37: 5 Commit your way to the Lord [roll and repose each care of your load on Him]; trust (lean on, rely on, and be confident) also in Him and He will bring it to pass. - AMP

He will bring it to pass – ( by) repose each care of your load on him. Cast your cares on him!!! – that was my notes of that verse that came to life to me during the morning service!

Be Blessed