For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God. --2 Corinthians 1:20

These twelve promises of God on which we can rely were listed in Our Daily Bread on January 1, 1985: 

• God’s Presence – “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you” (Hebrews 13:5).
• God’s Protection – “Do not be afraid…I am your shield, your very great reward’” (Genesis 15:1).
• God’s Power – “I will strengthen you…” (Isaiah 41:10).
• God’s Provision – “I will…help you; I will uphold you…” (Isaiah 41:10).
• God’s Leading – “When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them” (John 10:4).
• God’s Purposes – “For I know the plans I have for you…plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11).
• God’s Rest – “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28).
• God’s Cleansing – “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).
• God’s Goodness – “No good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless” (Psalm 84:11).
• God’s Faithfulness – “The Lord will not reject his people, because the Lord was pleased to make you his own” (1 Samuel 12:22).
• God’s Guidance – “He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way” (Psalm 25:9).
• God’s Wise Plan – “All things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28).

If you are an obedient and faithful child of God, then you can be certain He will keep all His promises (see 2 Peter 3:9)! There is assurance for your life and hope for whatever situation you may be facing in the promises of His Word!

PRAYER CHALLENGE: Thank God for the promises found in His Word.