![]() ![]() Repentance opened the road to fellowship and blessing. God promised Israel that their sin could be forgiven, their prosperity restored, and their nation healed (2 Chronicles 7:14). God promised that His love will never fail (1 Chronicles 16:34). He was the vigilant watchman over all Israel. God promised protection for His children (Psalm 121). “Our God is near us whenever we pray to him” (Deuteronomy 4:7). God promised that if we search for Him we will find Him (Deuteronomy 4:29). Old Testament history is teeming with examples of God fulfilling this promise. God promised Israel to be their God and make them His people (Leviticus 26:12–13). This promise, called the Abrahamic Covenant, pointed to the coming Messiah for whom Abraham looked (John 8:56). God promised to bless Abraham and, through his descendants, the whole world (Genesis 12:2–3). ![]() Here are just a few of the promises that God has made: Because God is faithful, the recipients of the divine promises can have full assurance that what God has pledged will indeed be realized (Numbers 23:19). These are not flippant, casual promises such as we often make these promises of God are rock-solid, unequivocal commitments made by God Himself. ![]() In each promise, God pledges that something will (or will not) be done or given or come to pass. There are many, many promises of God in Scripture. ![]()
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