Genesis 28

Day 22

Genesis 28-29

Genesis 28
¹⁵ I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”

If you have ever been in a waiting room, you know the feeling I'm talking about...  First you waste a few minutes pretending to read a Golf Digest magazine.  Then comes staring at the clock....  Wait!  The anticipation when the door opens.  I think they are about to call my name!....  Nope they call the woman's name who just walked in the door 2 minutes ago.  You have been waiting an hour at the very least, and the seat she was sitting in is not even warm.  What's next is the worst part of waiting...  You guessed it - pacing!

What about when you were a kid and you kept bugging your parents from the back seat on the long vacation trip to Disney World...  "Dad, are we there yet?" not yet kids, "Dad, are we there yet?"

Now we can sometimes act the same way with God...

• God I know you have got a husband for me, you've been preparing me for him for 30 years... ARE WE THERE YET?
• God I have been praying for my marriage to get better and have done all I can do.... ARE WE THERE YET?
• God I know you have called me to start a church to reach 1000's of people are far from You.... ARE WE THERE YET?
• God you been preparing us to be godly parents for 8 years and this is our 3rd miscarriage... ARE WE THERE YET?

Don't give up...!  Don't walk away...!  Don't throw in the towel...!  My friends Jesus keeps his promises!  He has never broken one...  He keeps them on His time and on His terms, but He will keep them.... 

• Sarah was 90 before she gave birth to Abraham's son
• David got spears thrown at him by Saul before he became King
• Noah suffered ridicule for years while building the arc before God made good on His promise... 

Lean on His promise.... Trust in His calling...  Hold tight to the vision He gave you for your life...  You never know when that door will open and HE will call your name...  Stay in the waiting room or you might miss it!

Genesis 21

Day 16

Genesis 21

Genesis 21:1

¹ Now the LORD was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what he had promised.

Has someone ever promised you something and it didn’t happen?  I sure everyone has experienced that at some point in your life.  Maybe your dad promised he’d be at your last game instead of working late…  Maybe it was your husband that promised he would love you for the rest of your life, but here you are divorced…

God’s promises are real and He will always deliver on His promises.

Unsure about your future – read Jeremiah 29:11 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.

Are you tired and life has beaten you down – read Matthew 11:28-29 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Worried about getting your needs met – read Phil 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

These promises are just a few of the many promises from your creator. He wants you to know and experience His promises.  Best of all - He will never break His promise to you, even when you let Him down!  What a God we serve!