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Rainbow- How to hold onto the promises of God // BC Boardman

May 14, 2023

BC Boardman

 

Genesis 9:12 Then God said, “I am giving you a sign of my covenant with you and with all living creatures, for all generations to come. 13 I have placed my rainbow in the clouds. It is the sign of my covenant with you and with all the earth. New Living Translation

 

Luke 2:16 They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph. And there was the baby, lying in the manger. 17 After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child. 18 All who heard the shepherds’ story were astonished, 19 but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often. New Living Translation

 

Numbers 23:19 God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill? New International Version

 

Isaiah 55:11 So is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. New International Version

 

Matthew 14:28 “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.” 29 “Come,” he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. New International Version

 

2 Corinthians 1:20 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. New International Version

 

PROMISE #1 – PROTECTION

 

Isaiah 49:25 “For I will contend with him who contends with you, and I will save (defend, preserve, rescue, deliver) your children.” Amplified Bible

 

PROMISE #2 – PRODIGALS WILL COME HOME

 

Jeremiah 31:16 Stop your crying and wipe away your tears. All that you have done for your children will not go unrewarded; they will return from the enemy's land. 17 There is hope for your future; your children will come back home. I, the Lord, have spoken. Good News Translation

 

Psalm 112:1 Shout praises to the Lord! The Lord blesses everyone who worships him and gladly obeys his teachings. 2 Their descendants (children) will have great power in the land, because the Lord blesses all who do right. Contemporary English Version

 

PROMISE #3 - YOUR WHOLE HOUSE WILL BE SAVED

 

Acts 16:29 The jailer called for lights and ran to the dungeon and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. 30 Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” New Living Translation

 

Acts 16:31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with everyone in your household.” 32 And they shared the word of the Lord with him and with all who lived in his household. New Living Translation

 

Acts 16:33 Even at that hour of the night, the jailer cared for them and washed their wounds.Then he and everyone in his household were immediately baptized. 34 He brought them into his house and set a meal before them, and he and his entire household rejoiced because they all believed in God. New Living Translation

 

REACH FOR RAINBOWS

 

James 5:16 …earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous MOM makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working]. Amplified Bible Classic Edition  

 

Acts 10:4 Cornelius stared at him in fear. “What is it, Lord?” he asked. The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God.”New International Version

 

"Heaven is full of answers to prayer for which no one ever bothered to ask." Billy Graham