The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. (Psalm 23:1)
A promise from God is a statement we can depend on with absolute confidence. Here are 12 promises for the Christian to claim.
- · God’s presence — "I will never leave thee" (Heb. 13:5)
- · God’s protection — "I am thy shield" (Gen. 15:1)
- · God’s power — "I will strengthen thee" (Isa. 41:10)
- · God’s provision — "I will help thee" (Isa. 41:10)
- · God’s leading — "And when He putteth forth His own sheep, He goeth before them" (John 10:4)
- · God’s purposes — "I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil" (Jer. 20:11)
- · God’s rest — "Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" (Matt. 11:28)
- · God’s cleansing — "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9)
- · God’s goodness — "No good thing will He withhold from them that work uprightly" (Psalm 84:11)
- · God’s faithfulness — "The Lord will not forsake His people for His great name’s sake" (1 Sam. 12:22)
- · God’s guidance — "The meek will He guide" (Psalm 25:9)
- · God’s wise plan — "All things work together for good to them that love God" (Rom. 8:28)
Lucy and Linus were sitting in front of the television set when Lucy said to Linus, "Go get me a glass of water."
Linus looked surprised. "Why should I do anything for you? You never do anything for me." Lucy promised, "On your 75th birthday, I’ll bake you a cake." Linus got up, headed to the kitchen, and said, "Life is more pleasant when you have something to look forward to."
We all need some assurances, some security and promise that more is coming. We like to look at the future and believe that there are bigger and greater things on the way for us. The way that human nature works, when we no longer see positive progress in front of us we begin to lose hope and lose the desire to keep on going.
In today’s world of financial, political and emotional uncertainty everyone is looking for some kind of assurance. God has promised us some pretty great things, and they are things that we can look forward to.
The Lord is my shepherd, and I shall *NOT* want!