God’s promises are not only indicators of His thoughts towards us, but they stand as evidence of his character. His words are proof that He cares, He loves, He protects, and He gives blessings. As a child of God, we have His unwavering love. He keeps his own and knows us all by name. We hear His voice, and He answers our cries. There is none like Him, our heavenly Father, and our God.
Before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour. Thus saith the Lord, your redeemer. I am the Lord, Your Holy One. Isaiah 43: 10 a, 11, 14 a, 15 a.
He invites you to call out to Him in the day of trouble.
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Oh, why do you fear? Why is your heart so cast down? Did He not say ask anything? He invites you to call out to Him in the day of trouble. He wants you to turn to Him with all your heart and humble yourself, so shall you find rest in the time of need. God said it. We ought to believe it and take Him at His word. He hears all your prayers and answers them all on time. Ask and see if He will not open the heavens and pour out a blessing just for you.
he staggered not a the promise of God through unbelief
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Abraham, the friend of God, received a promise. To be the father of many nations, the heir of the world. Impossible when the body was old and frail. In a moment of unbridled weakness, believing it best to help God, they formed a plan. Unfortunately, the plan was flawed future lines of adversity created. Then in the fullness of time, a reawakening began. The promise given a decade ago was now, reality. To be an heir there must be a living legacy. Abraham, by faith, believed God at his word. The idea of resurrection brought the promise to fruition. He was fully persuaded that what God promised, God was also able to perform. (Romans 4:21) God is not slack concerning his promise. By faith, Abraham received his promise; it was inputted unto him for righteousness. (James 2:23 and Romans 4:22)
“Who against hope believed in hope, and being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about a hundred years old neither yet the deadness of Sarah’s womb; he staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God.” (Romans 4:17-19)
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. Though a host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
David was a humble shepherd boy who became a mighty man of valor. In David are the promises given to Abraham from Jehovah, and Christ comes from this earthly, Davidic lineage. “His kingdom is forever, and there is no end.” (Isaiah 9 and Luke 1:33) He was the first to reign in Jerusalem as God’s anointed in the stead of the people’s choice of Saul. David was the second ancient king of Israel and made many enemies even before he took the throne. His father-in-law, King Saul, hated David’s well-deserved accolades and even sought to end his life. David was not perfect, but he put Jehovah first in all that he did. He put all his trust, hope, and delight in his God and never once doubted Jehovah’s word. Even when he was old and well stricken in age, King David could say, “as the Lord lives who has redeemed my soul out of all distress.” (1 Kings1:29)
One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple. Psalm 27
Throughout the Psalms, we see the pouring out of David’s heart. He exposes the innermost feelings of fears, doubts, depression, frustrations, and anxieties. Promised the kingdom after his anointing, he lived like a vagabond, a fugitive, yet despite all of this, he gave praise and thanks to Jehovah, saying, “God set my feet upon a rock and established my goings.” (Psalm 40:2) Then when it was his time, God fulfilled his promise and raised David as the greatest earthly king. He was a great fighter, a poet, a musician, the fourth son of Jesse, and a man after God’s own heart. (1Samuel 13:14)
Then around 970 BCE, full of days, David went to sleep with his fathers and was buried in the city of David. (Historic name given to the location of Jerusalem’s earliest settlement, believed to have been situated on the Southeast hill of contemporary Jerusalem – Wikipedia 2021)
In the midst of trouble that shatters all your dreams.
Strength melts, control disappears.
Remember, God is there.
Call out to Him.
He will protect you.
He will help you.
There is no other like Him.
When you go out to battle against your enemies, and see horses, and chariots, and a people more than you, be not afraid of them: for the Lord your God is with you. Deuteronomy 20: 1
My sheep hear my voice and I know them and they follow me
Prayer Warrior Hears His Voice
Amidst all the noise and clattering of words, there are many voices to be heard. The good voice that gives advice and comfort in a time of need. The kind voice that claims all is well. The angry voice that disputes a wrong. Then, the vengeful voice that demands dark justice. Strange voices are heard far too often, and yet above their deafening cacophony, His voice rings strong and sure in the ears of His children. Those who are not His, have no ears to hear, no hands to lift in praise and no heart to understand the whispering surety of his words. Words that call out to us in the day, in the night, so many times loud and clear, enough to drown the noise into silence. And we know his voice when we listen for its tonality, its texture, and its vernacular, a dialect belonging solely to him. A gentle sound saying, “You, child of mine, come, and let us two go forward.”
And your ears shall hear a word behind you saying, this is the way, walk you in it when you turn to the right hand and when you turn to the left. Isaiah 30:21
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27
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