Christian Living
When someone makes you a promise of a gift with a set date you look forward to it with a mix of anticipation and excitement. What gift would it be? Will it be your favourite? Will the person remember or forget or should you send a subtle reminder? How many more days/nights to the set date?…etc.
You know, to your utter disappointment, this person can wake up one morning and change his mind or apologise that he’s unable to meet up with his promise or say ‘no‘ for one reason or the other.
Well, God made a promise through the prophets of old, not just that a Saviour would be born, but also that God would dwell with/in man (Emmanuel). God fulfilled His promise in Christ. We have a Saviour, God is with/in us. But this wasn’t all. With the birth, death and resurrection of Christ, also came great and precious promises. Promises of abundant life, of divine healing/health, of unexplainable peace, of unspeakable joy, of immeasurable wealth and riches, indeed, of all things that pertains to life and godliness.
God Said YES
According to Peter, God gave these promises so that we can partake of (and enjoy), the divine nature, not only when we get to Heaven, but also for as long as we are on earth…
“According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.”
2 Peter 1:3-4 KJV
We have all of God’s promises in Christ.
In Christ God said YES to all His promises. Oh yes! You can have them ALL.
For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.
II Corinthians 1:20 NKJV
Oh! I pray you understand this fully; GOD SAID YES. He said YES you can have ALL His promises, absolutely ALL of them.
All you have to say is YES and AMEN.
Yes, I believe.
Amen, so be it unto me.
Halleluyah!!
This is what faith is all about……YES and AMEN….
Yes and Amen to life and life more abundantly….
“…..I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows].“
John 10:10 AMP
Yes and Amen to peace…
“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.“
John 14:27 KJV
Yes and Amen to health
“who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness— by whose stripes you were healed.“
I Peter 2:24 NKJV
Yes and Amen to wealth and riches
“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.“
II Corinthians 8:9 NKJV
Yes and Amen to abundant provision.
“....God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.“
Philippians 4:19 NKJV
Yes…..and Amen!!
No anxiety, no fear, no worry, no doubt, only YES and Amen.
For ALL of God’s promises are YES in Christ and we say AMEN.
Thank You Father.
