Promise #28 - Saturday January 28, 2012

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Romans 8:37 WEB

No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

Promise #28: You are more than a conqueror through My love in Jesus Christ.

Just before this in verse 35, Paul the Apostle talks about some of the hardships that can come against the beloved of the Lord... Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Could oppression, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? (WEB) He responds to this question by making the declaration that is the inspiration for today's promise!

Even in the midst of all these things, we are more than conquerors through the love that God has poured out into our hearts through Jesus Christ. We are not just conquerors, we are MORE than conquerors because of the amazing love God has for us.

No matter what challenges you are facing today. God's love will conquer your situation. Nothing in all eternity is able to separate you from His amazing, uncondtional, everlasting love. My prayer today is that we would be overwhelmed with a tangible sense of His closeness.  May we join in the words that Paul the Apostle wrote 2,000 years ago and say together... 'We are more than conquerors through Him who loved us!'

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Promise #27 - Friday January 27, 2012

 
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Psalm 116:6 WEB

Yahweh preserves the simple.
I was brought low, and he saved me.

Promise #27: I will guard those with a childlike heart.

The New Living Translation Bible says Psalm 116:6 this way... The Lord protects those of childlike faith; I was facing death, and he saved me. (NLT) In Matthew 18:1-4, Jesus tells His disciples that the kingdom of God belongs to little children and unless we change and become like little children ourselves, we won't be able to enjoy its benefits.

Fathers protect their children. It is not some great miracle that they do because that is what fathers do. Today's promise tells us that God protects those who trust in Him with the simple heart of a child. No matter how old we become, God is much older than us! The Bible says that He is the Ancient of Days.

While we are not called to be childish, we are encouraged to be childlike. Little children are completely dependent on their parents for everything. To be fed, to be clothed, to be protected, everything. Without their parents' care, they are completely vulnerable. When we trust our God and Father with the simple heart of a child, I believe that He responds by being our safe place and our defender.

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Promise #26 - Thursday January 26, 2012

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Psalm 146:9 WEB

Yahweh preserves the foreigners.
He upholds the fatherless and widow,
but the way of the wicked he turns upside down.
 

Promise #26: I look after foreigners and I help the fatherless and the widow.

God's heart is always for the underdog. He is always looking to protect those who cannot protect themselves. That is just part of His character. In today's promise, it says in Psalm 146:9 that God looks after foreigners in a strange land and helps those who are fatherless and widowed.

The New Living Translation says Psalm 146:9 this way... The Lord protects the foreigners among us. He cares for the orphans and widows, but he frustrates the plans of the wicked. (NLT) If you are in a position where you feel weak and vulnerable in this life, be comforted in knowing that God is watching over you.

If you are living in a place where you don't feel that you belong, God will protect you. If you feel fatherless and need a Father's love, God will be a Father to you. If you are battling with feelings of loneliness, He will be your husband.  Whatever need you might have, be encouraged in knowing that God cares for you and He will look after you.

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