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God’s Precious Promises
“Thereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises,…” (2 Peter 1:4)
Christian friends,
Whenever I go through difficult times, I turn to this verse. I often find myself waking up in the middle of the night, and in those moments, I focus my mind on the promises of Scripture.
Jesus shared many lessons with the new believers, and if His commands are true, then His promises are true as well. Every promise made to the Apostles is a promise for us too.
One of my favorite promises is: “And lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.” Amen.” (Matthew 28:20).
I love to break down this statement word by word. Let’s do it together.
“Lo”
Jesus is calling for our complete attention here! He’s saying that what He is about to say is extremely important. Let’s underline this, take it to heart, impress it on our minds, and treasure it. This is special!
“I”
One Lord, two natures, two estates, three offices.
One Lord because there is only one Christ. Two natures because He is both God and human. Two estates because He was born of the Virgin Mary in poverty and humiliated by the cross, yet He is exalted as He rose from the dead and now reigns in heaven. Three offices…
