Being a People of Promise

I am discovering one of God's secret weapons is the Promises of God.  I say secret but I believe mainly to the enemy but also secret to much of the Body of Christ because we don't know how to fully use this weapon for advancement.  There are over 750 promises of God in the New Testament, which represent approximately 240 unique promises.  Holy Spirit revealed to me that these promises are like a doorway into a whole new dimension of living.  2 Peter 1:3-4 says, "seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.  For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is inthe world by lust."

Amazingly the Word of God tells us that all the Promises of God are "yes" and "amen" (so be it in my life).  I believe that every difficulty, problem, or issue that we face in life, God has provided a Promise to address that very trouble.  These Promises of God must be mined for the gold that is in them, so the revelation contained within comes forth into our lives.  After hearing so many sermons, teachings, and information about the Bible I believe we become familiar with the Word but can often miss the substance.  It is the gold in these Promises which transforms our heart, our way of seeing, and finally our way of living.

In order to experience the New Nature that God has given us "in Christ" we must see God's nature and then become partakers of His divine nature (as said in 2 Peter 1).  I think of a cow with it's four stomachs that chews it's cud to digest the grass slowly till it goes all the way through it's system.  I believe it is time for the Body of Christ to get the full benefit of the Promises of God, which through revelation will transform our heart, soul, and body into the image of Christ.

We mine these promises by meditating on them, asking the Holy Spirit to bring revelation, to change my heart, my viewpoint, my mindset, and finally to bring the manifestation of the promise into my life.  God has given you access to all the Promises of God "in Christ" which are the bread of God for us but it is the revelation of God that comes from these promises which feed us.

People of Promise,
Bret