The Daily Promise

Here are the verses we learned this week on The Daily Promise. See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. – Exodus 23:20 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope . - Romans 15:13 And to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that...

If you have ever felt like God was a thousand miles away, today's promise is for you. Psalm 139:7-10 - Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the dawn, if I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, even there Your hand will lead me, And Your right hand will...

Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation. - 2 Corinthians 5:18 This promise comes right after the powerful verse where Paul tells us we are new creatures in Christ. You might notice the word "reconcile" in this promise. It not a word we use a lot. It means to bring together or to change thoroughly. It's the picture of...

And to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. - Ephesians 3:19 (ESV)   This promise is the third part of a prayer Paul made for the church of Ephesus and for you and me. God desires for you to know the Love of Christ. This isn't just head knowledge of God's love, but experiential knowledge. Paul is praying you experience the incompreh...

Hope is a powerful emotion. When you lose hope, you lose everything, but when hope abounds, amazing things happen. Here's today's promise. May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. - Romans 15:13 This promise is a prayer for me and you. Hope begins with God and only comes from God. Before you came to Christ, yo...

Did you know that God places angels before you to protect and guide you? The answer is found in today's promise. Here's today's promise, it's found in Exodus 23:20 See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. – Exodus 23:20 God promised to send an angel before the people of God to guard them along their way and to lead them in th...

Here are the 5 promises we learned this week. Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. - 1 Peter 5:7 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. - Psalm 23:4 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And He delights in his way. - Psalm 37:23 For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth...

For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong . - 2 Corinthians 12:10 As is often the case, kingdom principles run contrary to our thinking. Who would ever say, "I am content with weakness." We brag about our strengths. Who would say, "In my weakness, I am strong." We celebrate the strong and power...

For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding; he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity. - Proverbs 2:6-7 We can all use a little wisdom; right? If you are like me, I look back at some of my past decisions and wonder what I was thinking. If there was a way to make better choices, we could live better lives. God promises w...

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And He delights in his way. - Psalm 37:23 The average person in the United States takes about 4,700 steps a day. Over a lifetime, that's a lot of steps. For the Christian, each of those steps God orders. The word "ordered" means to "make firm and to establish." Every day, God is firming up your steps to keep you from falling. There are two essential...

Then he said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of hosts. - Zechariah 4:6 When Zerubbabel become the governor of Judea, God gave him an impossible assignment. He was to rebuild the temple that had been destroyed by the Babylonians. When King Solomon had built the temple he had almost unlimited resources. His father King D...

1 Peter 5:7 - Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. We all have worries, cares, and concerns. Sometimes life is hard. Every day, you have a choice. You can walk around worried and anxious, or you can turn your cares over to the Lord.   God loves and cares for you so much, and He invites you to place all your cares and concerns on Him.   God takes great pride in the humble. The vers...

Here are the verses we learned this week. Joshua 23:10 | Psalm 23:4 | Jeremiah 29:11 | 1 John 1:7 | John 7:38-38

If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.' - John 7:37-38 On a hot day, few things are more refreshing than an ice-cold drink of water. You can go a long time without food, but just a few days without water. Water is essential to life. Jesus promised living water to those who would c...

But if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. - 1 John 1:7 (NASB)   Everyone struggles with sin. From the newest Christian to the oldest saint; sin is something we all wrestle with. When Jesus died on the cross, He carried your sin with him. When you came to Christ through faith, every sin yo...

Does God have a plan for your life? Today's promise is found in Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. - Jeremiah 29:11 When I was a teenager, I came across a little gospel track called the Four Spiritual Laws. That track has been used around the world to bring thousands of people to faith in Chris...

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. - Psalm 23:4 At one time or another, the path to green pastures leads you through the shadow of the valley of death. Shadows are scary things. We've all been frightened by a shadow in our room, in the yard, or another part of the house. The funny thing about...

One man of you puts to flight a thousand, since it is the LORD your God who fights for you, just as he promised you.  - Joshua 23:10 When God empowers you, amazing things happen. In this chapter, Joshua has grown old and is giving his final speech to the people of God before he dies. He reminds them of all the incredible things God has done for them. He tells them they have been successful in over...

Hi, this is Billy Taylor and welcome to the Daily Promise. Saturday is review day on the Daily Promise. Every Saturday we review the promises we learned during the week, so these promises really become part of our life. Here are the verses we looked at this week. The hope of the righteous brings joy. - Proverbs 10:28 See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness...

The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him. - Nahum 1:7 Nahum is an old testament book that even the most well-versed bible student has spent very little time reading. This little book is only three chapters long, and its focus is the judgment coming to the town of Nineveh. The book opens with a description of the awesomeness of God. Seven verses in...

The Lord is gracious and merciful; Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness. – Psalm 145:8   Your view God affects how you live the Christian life. The more you read the Bible, the more you develop a better understanding of who God is. The Word of God paints a beautiful picture of the characteristics of God. In this short promise, we see four qualities of God. Each quality opens a new door to a b...

Have you ever needed clarity? Ever felt like you needed God's help in making a big decision? Today's promise is about God leading us, and it's found in Proverbs 3:6. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. - Proverbs 3:6 We all need God's direction in our life. We face decisions where we don't know what to do. We come to a fork in the road, and we aren't sure if we...

Every command of God comes with a promise. God never commands you to do something He hasn't already empowered you to accomplish. See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled. - Hebrews 12:15 You can't travel through life without experiencing hurt or disappointment. People are going to let you down, and you...

The hope of the righteous brings joy. - Proverbs 10:28 How you see the future affects how you live today. As Christians, we have a hope that stretches beyond tomorrow and into eternity. A person with no hope quickly falls into despair. There is little to live for without hope. When you lose hope, you lose everything. Without hope, all of life fades to a dull gray. When we use the word "hope" we ar...

Hi, this is Billy Taylor and welcome to the Daily Promise. Saturday is review day on the Daily Promise. Every Saturday we review the promises we learned during the week, so these promises really become part of our life.   1 Kings 8:56 | James 1:5 | Romans 8:31 | Ezekiel 36:26-27 | John 16:7