So Many Promises

Before Time God Planned and Wrote Answers to Our Problems

“Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.
And in Your book they all were written,
The days fashioned for me,
When as yet there were none of them.

How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How great is the sum of them!
If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand;
When I awake, I am still with You.

Oh, that You would slay the wicked, O God!
Depart from me, therefore, you bloodthirsty men.” Psalm 139:16-19

1. God also made plans for you before the foundation of the world.

2. God made plans for you while you were in your mother’s womb - 1 Corinthians 10:13

3. God made plans for you into eternity past - Romans 8:30.

Definition of God’s Promises

God’s promises are His will toward His people to bestow good and remove evil. Each promise reveals God’s love - 2 Corinthians 7:1, 2 Peter 1:4

1. The promises do not make up the entire word. The rest is warning, testimonies, instruction, and revelation of the future.

2. There are two types of promises.

   a. Unconditional - a gift.

   b. Conditional - require obedience.

3. Three parts to God’s promises:

   a. God’s purpose in making the promise.

   b. Making known that purpose to us.

   c. The the fulfilling of the promise.

4. The purpose of a promise is for our peace and rest - Mark 4:34-38.

5. Faith in the promises and patience - Mark 4:26, 27.

6. The children of God are called children of promise - Romans 9:8.

7. The promises (except for the new birth) are for believers only - 2 Corinthians 1:20.

8. As a sinner, we were separated from the promises of God - Ephesians 2:12.

9. The greatest promise we have is the promise of eternal life - 1 John 2:25.

10. The promises need to be worked at (studied, believed, acted on) - Proverbs 13:4, John 6:27.

11. We have been given the same gospel and plan of salvation that was available throughout the Old Testament - Hebrews 4:1-2.

    a. If there were no promises, there would be no faith.

    b. God’s plans are worked out in our lives by the development of HIs promises.

    c. Other parts of the word build faith to mix with the promises

12. God has provided the Old and New Testament promises for us.

    a. Much of the Old Testament is not for the physical Jews only but can be applied to our lives today.

    b. The Old Testament is for our examples and instruction.

    c. But we are not under the laws and customs given to Israel.

    1. Animal sacrifices

    2. Dietary laws

    3. Feast and fast days

    d. Many laws are for us and quoted in the New Testament.

    1. “I will never leave you, or forsake you.” - Hebrews 13:5, Joshua 1:5.

    2. “Love your neighbor as yourself.” - James 2:8 “royal law”, Leviticus 19:18.

13. Some of the Old Testament is for Israel only.

14. There are still many prophecies in the Old Testament yet to be fulfilled.