STANDING ON GOD’S PROMISES

STANDING ON GOD’S PROMISES (Romans 4: 18 – 22)
Welcome to the month of December, the concluding step for this year. The theme for this month is STANDING ON GOD’S PROMISES. This is quite encouraging because the far reaching implication of this is that we are emerging victorious over all the works of darkness at the end of this year in spite of some challenges that stubbornly thinks they will defeat us. God is faithful at all time. He honour His words more than His name (Psalm 138:2). Also, He watches over His words to see them being fulfilled (Jeremiah 1:12). So, the year might have been far spent and some challenges might have been coming from various directions while some of them appear overwhelming, the promises of God concerning you from foundation of your life till eternity will be fulfilled in Jesus name. Searching through the scriptures, there is a promise of victory over every life’s ’challenge. He promises us His abiding presence in all situations and wherever we go (Exodus 3314). He promises us freedom from bondage and yoke of the taskmasters (Leviticus 26:12-13). He promises us victory over every form of fear because He will fight the enemy on our behalf (Deuteronomy 3:22). He promises us extra-ordinary strength and help (Isaiah 41:10). He promises us new experience of peace that will erase past unpalatable memories (Isaiah 65:17). He promises us good health and divine prosperity (3 John 2). He calls us apple of His eyes (Zechariah 2:8) and the bible says He cares so much for us that He asks us to cast all our burdens upon Him (1 Peter 5:7). He promises us genuine rest from yokes of life (Mathew 11:28) He has the capacity to supply all our needs (Philippians 4:19) He promises to redeem us from the power of death (Hosea 13:14). All these promises and many more in the scriptures encourage us to rise above our present circumstances and challenges which may come in form of fire or flood and stand firm on God’s promises. The words of God come against these challenges thus: “So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him” (Isaiah 59:19). God never fail and His promises will not fail you in Jesus name. I decree into your life that as the year is coming to end. “you shall not be joined with them in burial” (Isaiah 14:20a) in Jesus name.. Happy new month.