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Psalm 46:1 (WEB) God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Promise #132: I am a very present help for you in times of trouble. In today’s promise, the psalmist makes the declaration that God is ready to help us at the first sign of trouble. He is always with us and is our refuge and strength when we need shelter from the storms that come our way. Reading from the English Standard Version Bible, I want to read Psalm 46:1-3… 1God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.n2Therefore we will not...

Deuteronomy 31:6 (WEB) Be strong and courageous, don’t be afraid, nor be scared of them: for Yahweh your God, he it is who does go with you; he will not fail you, nor forsake you.” Promise #131: Be courageous, for I am with you and I will never fail you. These words were spoken by Moses at the very end of his life when he told the Israelites that he wasn’t going to accompany them into the promised land. I can’t imagine how the nation of Israel must have felt when their trusted leader of 40 years told them that...

Philippians 4:13 (WEB) I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me. Promise #130: You can do all things through Jesus Christ who gives you strength. In yesterday’s promise, we talked about the kingdom principle of weakness. In today’s promise, we talk about the kingdom principle of strength. The reality is that they are one in the same. In Philippians 4:13, the Apostle Paul makes the bold declaration that he can do all things through Jesus Christ who strengthens him. The reason that Paul could say that nothing is impossible is because he had learned the secret that his...

Romans 8:26 (WEB) In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered. Promise #129: My Spirit will help you in your weakness. The KJV Bible says that the Spirit helps us in our infirmities when we don’t know what to pray for. The NIV Bibles says that the Spirit helps us in our weakness. Today’s promise brings good news to everyone who has every felt weak and uncertain of what to pray for. I find...

Matthew 8:16-17 (WEB) 16 When evening came, they brought to him many possessed with demons. He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick; 17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying: “He took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.” Promise #128: My Son took upon Himself all your sicknesses and diseases. Jesus took upon Himself every sickness and every disease that mankind has ever experienced so that we could be healed. I cannot imagine the unfathomable price that Jesus paid for today’s promise to become a reality for...