Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Life-Changing Promises


1.  I said, “I can’t go on, “but Jesus said, “I will carry you.” [i]

 
2.  I said, “I am too tired, “but Jesus said, “I will give you rest.”[ii]

 
3.  I said, “Impossible, “but Jesus said, “All things are possible.”[iii]

 
4.  I said, “I am starving, “but Jesus said, “I am the bread of life.”[iv]
 
5.  I said, “I am dehydrated, “but Jesus said, “I am living water.”[v]
 
6.  I said, “I am going to die,[vi]but Jesus said, “I will raise you up.”[vii]

 
ü “Let God’s promises shine on your problems.”[viii]
 
ü “Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.”[ix]

 


[i]Carry each other’s burdens and so you will fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 (CEB)
 
[ii] “If you are tired from carrying heavy burdens, come to me and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 (CEV)
 
[iii] But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With human beings this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26 (LEB)
 
[iv] Jesus: I am the bread that gives life. If you come to My table and eat, you will never go hungry. Believe in Me, and you will never go thirsty.” John 6:35 (VOICE)
 
 
[v] “If you knew what God can give,” Jesus replied, “and if you knew who it is that said to you, ‘Give me a drink’, I think you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water!” John 4:10 (PHILLIPS)
 
[vi]Through Him you are believers in God, who raised [Jesus] from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your trust and hope are in God.” 1 Peter 1:21 (TLV)
 
[vii] Adapted from “Jesus Daily” on Facebook
 
[viii] The following quote is from the late Corrie ten Boom, Holocaust  survivor and author of the book, The Hiding Place
 
[ix] The following quote is from the late Corrie ten Boom, Holocaust  survivor and author of the book, The Hiding Place
 
 

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