{"id":14485,"date":"2022-09-01T15:50:13","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T19:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westpark-baptist-dev.com\/?p=14485"},"modified":"2022-09-10T15:27:52","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T19:27:52","slug":"christs-promises-to-his-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westpark-baptist-dev.com\/christs-promises-to-his-own\/","title":{"rendered":"Christ&#8217;s Promises to His Own"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div id=\"cmsmasters_row_64ffa7de77c094_38994069\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<p>The Bible is filled with hundreds of what the apostle Peter called \u201cexceeding great and precious promises\u201d: definite, explicit declarations God has made that you can count on. In the book, <em>All the Promises of the Bible<\/em>, Dr. Herbert Lockyer discusses the nature of God\u2019s promises \u2013 their substance, simplicity, surety, source, security, and scope.<\/p>\n<p>Lockyer\u2019s in-depth look at the scope of God\u2019s promises arranges them in categories that cover the full array of human concerns, from the spiritual to the material and the corporate to the personal. As you come to understand God\u2019s promises and how they apply to every aspect of your life, you\u2019ll gain a trust in God that will sustain you through the worst of times and be your source of rejoicing in the best.<\/p>\n<h3>Promises Only for His Own<\/h3>\n<p>We encourage you to read <em>All the Promises of the Bible<\/em>. Here is an uplifting excerpt discussing Christ\u2019s promises to his own:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Jesus Christ came as the long Promised One, and while here in the flesh He could lay hold of those Old Testament prophecies, which were promises, and relate them to Himself (Luke 24:25-27; 44-48). As He tabernacled among men, the testimony of those who heard Him was \u201cNever man spake like this man\u201d (John 7:46). All He uttered was so full of promise. His sayings, parables and discourses, are potential promises. There are, however, a few explicit promises we can enumerate under this section.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cFather which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.\u201d Matthew 6:4<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cBut seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.\u201d Matthew 6:33<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cAsk, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:\u201d Matthew 7:7<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cHow much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?\u201d Matthew 7:11<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cCome unto me, all\u00a0<em>ye<\/em>\u00a0that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.\u201d Matthew 11:28<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cFor whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.\u201d Matthew 12:50<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cUpon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.\u201d Matthew 16:18<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cWhosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.\u201d Matthew 16:25<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cIf ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.\u201d Matthew 17:20<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cThat ye which have followed me, \u2026 shall sit upon thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.\u201d Matthew 19:28<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cLo, I am with you alway,\u00a0<em>even<\/em>\u00a0unto the end of the world.\u201d Matthew 28:20<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cFear not, little flock; for it is your Father&#8217;s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.\u201d Luke 12:32<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cPeace\u00a0<em>be<\/em>\u00a0unto you: as\u00a0<em>my<\/em>\u00a0Father hath sent me, even so send I you \u2026 Receive ye the Holy Ghost:\u201d John 20:21, 22<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">There is a sense in which John 14, 15 and 16 can be treated as one long, glorious promise for the saints of God. How permeated these great chapters are with all Christ is willing to be, and to do, for His own. The appropriation of all He has promised in this last discourse of His, would quickly end all doubt and spiritual impoverishment. He waits to fulfil His word on our behalf, and if only our love were more simple, we would \u201ctake Him at His word.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">All the promises of Christ are, as John Bunyan said of one of them, \u201cWords for a man to hang his soul upon.\u201d His promises, like His Cross, tower o\u2019er all the wrecks of time. The saints of succeeding ages have testified to the fact that He is faithful to all His promises. Some scholars affirm that the familiar exhortation of Jesus came as God manifest in flesh and we can certainly hold fast to His faithfulness as a Promiser.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">We trust, not only His faithfulness, but His power enabling Him to fulfill any promise on our behalf. His promises were made not only as the Carpenter of Nazareth, but as the Eternal Son of God, begotten before all worlds and who came as \u201cGod\u201d (John 1:1, 2)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">When [the Dutch ruler] William of Orange was coming to England [in 1688], he gave written pledges to certain of his friends that they should have particular honors and certain high offices in the kingdom. But there was one of his friends, who became Lord Chamberlain of the realm, who refused any pledge. \u201cNo, sir,\u201d he said respectfully, \u201cYour Majesty\u2019s word is enough.\u201d Can we not write over every royal promise \u2013 \u201cThy word, Lord, is enough\u201d? Is not the story of past fulfilments of His promises sufficient assurance for today? All He has been as the Faithful Promiser, He is, and will ever be.<\/p>\n<h3>About the Author<\/h3>\n<p>Dr. Herbert Lockyer was a minister and best-selling author of over 50 books. He was born in London in 1886 and held pastorates in Scotland and England for 25 years before coming to the United States in 1935. In 1937 he received the honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Northwestern Evangelical Seminary. In 1955 he returned to England, where he lived for many years. He then returned to the United States, where he continued to devote time to the writing ministry until his death in November 1984.<\/p>\n<p>Billy Graham wrote, \u201cDr. Lockyer was unquestionably one of the spiritual giants of our century, and his prolific writings will continue to make an impact on countless Christians for generations to come if our Lord tarries.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><em>Christ&#8217;s Promises to His Own<\/em> Related Articles<\/h3>\n<p>==&gt; Also read &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.westpark-baptist-dev.com\/out-from-the-depths\/\">Out From the Depths<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>==&gt; And read &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.westpark-baptist-dev.com\/where-is-thy-sting\/\">Where Is Thy Sting?<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cChrist\u2019s Promises to His Own\u201d affirms that we can hold fast to Christ\u2019s faithfulness for He is the Faithful Promiser to those who believe in Him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14486,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[791,334,555,793,792,790,794],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - 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