Promises for the Battle
Promises
Strength #2—Strong Examples
Be patient; strengthen your hearts, for the Lord’s coming is near. … Behold, we consider those prophets blessed who endured. Also, you have heard of Job’s endurance, and you have seen the outcome of the Lord’s dealings, because he is emotionally tuned in and sympathetic. James 5:8, 11 We can strengthen our hearts by considering … Continue reading
Strength #1—Greater Strength
Loving God with all our heart, loving our neighbors as ourselves, resisting the Devil, and building up the Body of Christ require strength—specifically, strength of both mind and heart. While God commands us to be strong in these endeavors, he also promises to provide what we need to strengthen our resolve. Additionally, he offers us … Continue reading
Holiness #8—Praising Holiness
Holy, Holy, Holy is Yahweh, warrior deity; the fullness of the earth is his glory. Isaiah 6:3 Faithful God, there is no one like you. You alone have infinite, unexcelled, and irreplaceable worth! One day, everyone will realize and celebrate the glorious way you have displayed this worth for us. Today, I rejoice as I … Continue reading
Holiness #7—Holy Identity
You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 1 Peter 2:9 Contrary to modern American culture, which says, “What I do defines who I am,” Peter … Continue reading
Holiness #6—Fearless Holiness
God has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David his servant … to grant us that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve him fearlessly, always living before him in a way that is holy and right. Luke 1:69–75 Before the Son of God took … Continue reading
Holiness #5—Hastening Holiness
Since the earth will be destroyed, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness as you look for and hasten the coming of the day of God … which, according to his promise, will produce new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells? 2 Peter 3:11–13 It’s hard … Continue reading
Holiness #4—Holy Results
Present the members of your bodies as slaves to righteousness for the purpose of holiness … and its outcome, eternal life. Romans 6:19–22 One way to paraphrase this wonderful promise is: If we do what accords with God’s design for people, we will become truly valuable to the lives we touch, which will yield the … Continue reading
Holiness #3—Unashamed Holiness
May the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love for fellow Christians, and for all others … so that your hearts might be established unblameable in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints. 1 Thessalonians 3:12–13 When Jesus comes with all his holy … Continue reading
Holiness #2—Instrumental Holiness
If you cleanse yourself from wickedness, you will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work. 2 Timothy 2:21 Cleanliness is a means to holiness. When the surgical staff sterilizes all the equipment in the operating suite, they make it holy. Insufficiently cleaned equipment is not useful to … Continue reading
Holiness #1—Holy Possibilities
When biblical authors label someone or something as “holy,” they are giving us a clue to the high value associated with that person or object. So we see, for example, holy men, holy husbands, holy people, holy prophets; and holy land, holy garments, holy water, and holy temple. God is called “the Holy One of … Continue reading
Promises for the Battle 