2013-12-14T06:00:03-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/god%27s+promises/ http://faithgateway.com/messiah-descendant-abraham/ 2013-12-14T06:00:03-05:00 Prophecy Now the Lord had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, From your family And from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses […] http://faithgateway.com/jeremiah-i-will-rescue-you/ 2013-10-07T08:11:04-05:00 “Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord. — Jeremiah 1:8 God says: I make no promise to protect you from suffering in this world. I do promise the power to believe in My goodness when bad things happen, the power to hope with confidence […] http://faithgateway.com/god-is-loving-powerful/ 2013-10-07T08:11:03-05:00 Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 — Why has this passage endured the ages as one of the oldest philosophical poems in our literary canon? It’s certainly among the most pensive passages of God’s Word, a beautiful meditation that casts a near-hypnotic spell over readers of any generation. The author was the wisest and wealthiest man who ever lived, and […] http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%202:29-30&version=NIV 2009-08-04T17:44:40-05:00 When God promises something, it happens. In Acts, Paul talks about how even though David was dead, he died knowing that God would put one of his descendants on the throne because God promised that he would. http://sermonindex.net/modules/articles/index.php?view=article&aid=435 2008-01-09T09:21:04-05:00 GOD'S promises are not exhausted when they are fulfilled, for when once performed, they stand just as good as they did before, and we may await a second accomplishment of them. Man's promises even at the best, are like a cistern which holds but a temporary supply...