Quotes about Promises

It would mean that the One God was acting at last to fulfill his ancient promises, and the mode of that action would be to set up a new regime, a new authoritative rule.

All our promises and resolutions end in denial because we have no power to accomplish them.

If we are unfaithful to true self, we will extract a price from others. We will make promises we cannot keep, build houses from flimsy stuff, conjure dreams that devolve into nightmares, and other people will suffer - if we are unfaithful to true self.

Yes, it is true—God will remain faithful even when you're not, because his faithfulness rests on who he is, not on what you're doing.

God will remain faithful even when you're not, because his faithfulness rests on who he is, not on what you're doing.

We realize that God has us just where we need to be so that his purposes for us and his promises to us may come to pass.

A life of vibrant ministry is not the result of ministry training, but the result of a deep conviction that God is who he has said he is and is doing all that he promised to do. Ministry always flows from a thankful heart. 3.

biblical faith—that is, true faith in the existence, presence, promises, and provisions of God—never requires you to deny reality in any way. It is not biblical faith to try to convince yourself that things are better than they actually are. It is not biblical faith to work to make yourself feel good about what is not good. Biblical faith looks reality in the face and does not flinch.

God's promises are only as good as the extent of his sovereignty.

I mean you should look every day for every opportunity to point your needy kids to the presence, promises, power, and grace of Jesus.

So your trials are not a sign that God has forgotten you or is being unfaithful to his promises. Rather, they stand as a reminder that he is committed to his grace and will not forsake it—it will complete its work.

God places tools of faith and objects of faith in our lives to encourage us to continue believing the promises.