GREAT AND PRECIOUS PROMISES
WHY ARE THEY SO?
  1. Because Of Their Source.

    1. Precious because it is God that makes them.
      1. There is no variation in God.   James 1:17.
      2. God cannot lie.   Titus 1:2.
      3. God's Word is sure.   I Pet. 1:23-25; Matt. 24:35; Num. 23:19; I Kings 8:56;
        Matt. 5:18.
      4. All the attributes of God depend on the fulfillment and completion of His Word
        and His promises.

  2. Because Of Their Superiority.

    God's promises are not only great but are exceedingly great.   God's perfection is reflected
    in all that He does.   God is perfect and complete and consequently, so are all His
    promises.

    1. God not only promises life but eternal, abundant life.   John 10:10.
    2. God not only promises redemption but eternal redemption.   Heb. 9:12.
    3. God not only promises joy but fullness of joy.   John 15:11; I Pet. 1:8.
    4. God not only promises peace but perfect peace - peace that passes all understanding.
      Isaiah 26:3; Phil. 4:7.
    5. God not only promises pardon but promises to remember our sins no more.   Jer.
      31:34.
    6. God not only promises Heaven but Heaven with Him.   John 14:1-3; I Thess. 4:17.
    7. God not only promises grace but sufficient grace.   II Cor. 12:9.

  3. Because Of Their Sufficiency.

    The promises of God cover every possibility that could be presented in the Christian life

    What is your need?

    1. Food - Ps. 34:10
    2. Clothing - Matt. 6:25, 30-32.
    3. Temporal necessities - Matt. 6:33.
    4. Guidance - Ps. 73:24; Isaiah 30:21.
    5. Wisdom - Prov. 16:3; James 1:5.
    6. Rest - Matt. 11:28; John 6:37.
    7. Pardon and Forgiveness - Isaiah 55:7; Acts 13:38.
    8. Salvation - Rom. 10:9,13.
    9. Security - John 10:27-29.
    10. Anxiety in old age - Isaiah 46:4.
    11. Lack of sleep - Prov. 3:24.
    12. Freedom from worry - Ps. 50:15; 55:22.
      (And do not forget - Matt. 7:11; Ezra 8:22; Ps. 145:18.)

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  1. Because Of Their Simplicity.

    God's promises are great and precious because they are simple and literal.

    1. Easy to find.   "The way of life is so covered with the promises of God that it is impossible
      to take one step without finding one of them."       John Bunyan.
    2. Easy to understand.   Isaiah 35:8.
    3. Easy to appropriate.   There is grace for those who recognize their need and cry out to the
      Lord.   II Cor. 9:8; Mark 9:24; John 11:40.
    4. Easy to prove.   Matt. 7:7-11.   Have you ever proven the Lord?
    5. Easy to learn and remember.   Matt. 11:28-30; I John 5:3.

    Are you appropriating the promises of God?

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