Position for the Promises
December 30, 2023

But the good man walks along in the ever-brightening light of God’s favor; the dawn gives way to morning splendor, while the evil man gropes and stumbles in the dark.
Proverbs 4:18-19 TLB

But the path of the just is like the shining sun, That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day. The way of the wicked is like darkness; They do not know what makes them stumble.
Proverbs 4:18-19 NKJV

His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
2 Peter 1:3-4

His Divine Power
When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which you have ordained.
Psalms 8:3

Our Sun
1 Million Earths Could Fit In One Sun
In 8 Minutes Light and Heat Travel 98 million Miles From the Sun to the Earth
The Surface Is 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit
The Core “May Reach” 27 Million Degrees
In One Second: It Produces Enough Energy To Sustain Human Life For Five Hundred Thousand Years

It Has Enough Nuclear Energy To Burn Another 5 Billion Years
The Sun Is Only A Medium Size Star
Scientists Estimate One Hundred Billion to Four Hundred Billion Stars in Our Galaxy
Scientists Say That Two Trillion Other Galaxies Exist In The Universe

Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, The power and the glory, The victory and the majesty; For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, And You are exalted as head over all.
1 Chronicles 29:11

His Power “HAS GIVEN US”
All Things Pertaining To Life and Godliness

If “He Has Given” All Things
Then You Must Position Yourself To Receive It

Life – (Zoe) Abundant Life, Redeemed Life
Godliness – Behaviors, Words and Attitudes That Would Reflect What God Would Do on the Earth

The Key To Unlocking The Promises:
Knowledge and Acknowledgement of The Promises

His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
2 Peter 1:3-4

“Knowledge Is Power”
Francis Bacon – Sixth Century Statesman
The Original Statement Was “Knowledge Is His Power”

C.R.A.B.
Godly Wisdom and Godly Knowledge Always Lead to Godly Strength and Godly Success

A wise man is strong, Yes, a man of knowledge increases strength;
Proverbs 24:5

The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power
Ephesians 1:18-19

Acknowledgment of His Promises
The sharing of your faith may become effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.
Philemon 1:6

God’s Promises Are Incalculable
There are 31,101 Verses

Titus – The Only Book with No Specific Promise
Isaiah – Has More Than 1,000 Promises
Psalms 37 – All 40 Verses Are Promises
Some Have Calculated More Than 30,000 Promises

Dr. Everek R. Storm (Standing on The Promises 1978)
8,810 Promises
85% Are Made from God to Humans

Dr. Storm Excluded Many Like This:
But as God is faithful…ect.
2 Corinthians 1:18

God’s Promises Are Infallible
For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.
2 Corinthians 1:20

Prayer
Lord You have said, “You will never leave me or forsake me!!!”
Lord You Have said, “You work all things for my Good!!!”

God Says, “YES!”
I Say, “Amen! So Be It!!!!”

God’s Promises Are Available
By which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
2 Peter 1:4

Precious (Promises) – Something Rare and Infinitely Valuable

Gold Is Precious Metal
Cannot Be Destroyed By Water, Time or Fire
It’s Malleable (Bends Without Cracking)
It’s Pliable (Stretches Without Breaking)
It’s Rare (All the Gold Ever Mined Would Only Fill 2 Olympic Swimming Pools)

A Man With One Promise
Has More Wealth and Riches Than A Man
With A Swimming Pool Full of Gold

New Year’s Challenge
Analyze
Personalize
Memorize
Verbalize
Visualize

What Promise Are You Standing On
Yourself
Your Family
Your Church
Your Career