Promise Me One Thing

Promise 19: Your Inheritance From God

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Colossians 3:23-24
New Living Translation
23 Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. 24 Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ.[a]
Colossians 3:23-25
The Message
22-25 Servants, do what you’re told by your earthly masters. And don’t just do the minimum that will get you by. Do your best. Work from the heart for your real Master, for God, confident that you’ll get paid in full when you come into your inheritance. Keep in mind always that the ultimate Master you’re serving is Christ. The sullen servant who does shoddy work will be held responsible. Being a follower of Jesus doesn’t cover up bad work.
 

Promise 18: God Is Close

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Nahum 1:7
New Living Translation
7 The Lord is good,    a strong refuge when trouble comes.    He is close to those who trust in him.
 
 
 
Nahum 1:7-10
The Message
7-10 God is good,    a hiding place in tough times.He recognizes and welcomes    anyone looking for help,No matter how desperate the trouble.    But cozy islands of escapeHe wipes right off the map.    No one gets away from God.Why waste time conniving against God?    He’s putting an end to all such scheming.For troublemakers, no second chances.    Like a pile of dry brush,Soaked in oil,    they’ll go up in flames.

Promise 17: God Keeps His Promises

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Hebrews 10:35-36
New Living Translation
35 So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you! 36 Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.
 
 
Hebrews 10:35-39
The Message
32-39 Remember those early days after you first saw the light? Those were the hard times! Kicked around in public, targets of every kind of abuse—some days it was you, other days your friends. If some friends went to prison, you stuck by them. If some enemies broke in and seized your goods, you let them go with a smile, knowing they couldn’t touch your real treasure. Nothing they did bothered you, nothing set you back. So don’t throw it all away now. You were sure of yourselves then. It’s still a sure thing! But you need to stick it out, staying with God’s plan so you’ll be there for the promised completion.
It won’t be long now, he’s on the way;    he’ll show up most any minute.But anyone who is right with me thrives on loyal trust;    if he cuts and runs, I won’t be very happy.
But we’re not quitters who lose out. Oh, no! We’ll stay with it and survive, trusting all the way.

Promise 16: God Forgives All Sins

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Psalm 103:2-3
New Living Translation
2 Let all that I am praise the Lord;    may I never forget the good things he does for me.3 He forgives all my sins    and heals all my diseases.
 
 
Psalm 103:2-5
The Message
103 1-2 O my soul, bless God.    From head to toe, I’ll bless his holy name!O my soul, bless God,    don’t forget a single blessing!
3-5     He forgives your sins—every one.    He heals your diseases—every one.    He redeems you from hell—saves your life!    He crowns you with love and mercy—a paradise crown.    He wraps you in goodness—beauty eternal.    He renews your youth—you’re always young in his presence.
 

Promise 15: God's Hand Is On You

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1 Peter 5:7
New Living Translation
7 Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.
 
 
1 Peter 5:7
The Message
6-7 So be content with who you are, and don’t put on airs. God’s strong hand is on you; he’ll promote you at the right time. Live carefree before God; he is most careful with you.

Promise 14: God Charts The Road You Take

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Psalm 1
New Living Translation
 
Psalm 1
1 Oh, the joys of those who do not    follow the advice of the wicked,    or stand around with sinners,    or join in with mockers.2 But they delight in the law of the Lord,    meditating on it day and night.3 They are like trees planted along the riverbank,    bearing fruit each season.Their leaves never wither,    and they prosper in all they do.
4 But not the wicked!    They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind.5 They will be condemned at the time of judgment.    Sinners will have no place among the godly.6 For the Lord watches over the path of the godly,    but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.
 
Psalm 1
The Message
1 How well God must like you—    you don’t walk in the ruts of those blind-as-bats,    you don’t stand with the good-for-nothings,    you don’t take your seat among the know-it-alls.
2-3 Instead you thrill to God’s Word,    you chew on Scripture day and night.You’re a tree replanted in Eden,    bearing fresh fruit every month,Never dropping a leaf,    always in blossom.
4-5 You’re not at all like the wicked,    who are mere windblown dust—Without defense in court,    unfit company for innocent people.
6 God charts the road you take.The road they take leads to nowhere.

Promise 13: God Is Good To Everyone

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Psalm 145:8-9
New Living Translation
8 The Lord is merciful and compassionate,    slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.9 The Lord is good to everyone.    He showers compassion on all his creation.
 
 
 
Psalm 145:8-9
The Message
8 God is all mercy and grace—    not quick to anger, is rich in love.
9 God is good to one and all;    everything he does is soaked through with grace.
 

Promise 12: God Has Good Plans For You

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Jeremiah 29:11-14
New Living Translation
11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. 12 In those days when you pray, I will listen. 13 If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. 14 I will be found by you,” says the Lord. “I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes. I will gather you out of the nations where I sent you and will bring you home again to your own land.”
 
 
Jeremiah 29:11-14
The Message
10-11 This is God’s Word on the subject: “As soon as Babylon’s seventy years are up and not a day before, I’ll show up and take care of you as I promised and bring you back home. I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.
12 “When you call on me, when you come and pray to me, I’ll listen.
13-14 “When you come looking for me, you’ll find me.
“Yes, when you get serious about finding me and want it more than anything else, I’ll make sure you won’t be disappointed.” God’s Decree.
“I’ll turn things around for you. I’ll bring you back from all the countries into which I drove you”—God’s Decree—“bring you home to the place from which I sent you off into exile. You can count on it.

Promise 11: God Doesn't Lie

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Numbers 23:19-20
New Living Translation
19 God is not a man, so he does not lie.    He is not human, so he does not change his mind.Has he ever spoken and failed to act?    Has he ever promised and not carried it through?20 Listen, I received a command to bless;    God has blessed, and I cannot reverse it!
 
Numbers 23:19-24
The Message
 
17-24 Balaam returned and found him stationed beside his Whole-Burnt-Offering and the nobles of Moab with him. Balak said to him, “What did God say?” Then Balaam spoke his message-oracle:
On your feet, Balak. Listen,    listen carefully son of Zippor:God is not man, one given to lies,    and not a son of man changing his mind.Does he speak and not do what he says?    Does he promise and not come through?I was brought here to bless;    and now he’s blessed—how can I change that?He has no bone to pick with Jacob,    he sees nothing wrong with Israel.God is with them,    and they’re with him, shouting praises to their King.God brought them out of Egypt,    rampaging like a wild ox.No magic spells can bind Jacob,    no incantations can hold back Israel.People will look at Jacob and Israel and say,    “What a great thing has God done!”Look, a people rising to its feet, stretching like a lion,    a king-of-the-beasts, aroused,Unsleeping, unresting until its hunt is over    and it’s eaten and drunk its fill.
 

Promise 10: How To Be Blessed By God

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Deuteronomy 11:26-28
New Living Translation
26 “Look, today I am giving you the choice between a blessing and a curse! 27 You will be blessed if you obey the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you today. 28 But you will be cursed if you reject the commands of the Lord your God and turn away from him and worship gods you have not known before.
 
 
Deuteronomy 11:26-28
The Message
26 I’ve brought you today to the crossroads of Blessing and Curse.
27 The Blessing: if you listen obediently to the commandments of God, your God, which I command you today.
28 The Curse: if you don’t pay attention to the commandments of God, your God, but leave the road that I command you today, following other gods of which you know nothing.