Sermon/Devotion Notes - God's Promises

I heard this message preached by a minister back when I was in college.  I have gone back to my notes, which I took in the back of my Bible, many times over the years.  I have found them so powerful and with such truth, that I thought it good to write them here to share with others.

When God Promises...

1. We have to take action to appropriate the promise.

 - The promise is given by God, but the taking is ours.  (kind of like salvation, it's given, but we must receive/take it)

2. There WILL be opposition.

3. Don't doubt you'll succeed. - God WILL deliver you.

4. It's up to God to give it to you. - You can guaranteed that when you are given a:

 - command, then a crisis will come, before the calm

 - vision, then a valley will come, before the victory

 - target, then trouble will come, before the triumph

5. How you handle #2 will determine the outcome.

Persevere - for calm, victory, and triumph WILL come.  His promises are yes and amen.  It will be!