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God’s promises to the godly and the godly seed.

Theme and Theme Text

^Theme: Pray and Believe. God Keeps His Promises

Joshua 21:45 (ESV)  Not one word of all the good promises that the LORD had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass.

Today’s Text

Psalm 112:1-2 (KJV) 
Psalm 112:1 (KJV)  Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
Psalm 112:2 (KJV)  His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

God’s Promises for Godly Parents and the Godly Seed

God’s Promises

• God kept His promises to Israel.

Joshua 21:43-45 (ESV) 
Joshua 21:43 (ESV)  Thus the LORD gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their fathers. And they took possession of it, and they settled there.
Joshua 21:44 (ESV)  And the LORD gave them rest on every side just as he had sworn to their fathers. Not one of all their enemies had withstood them, for the LORD had given all their enemies into their hands.
Joshua 21:45 (ESV)  Not one word of all the good promises that the LORD had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass.

God not only kept His promises during the life Moses and Joshua, He continued to do so throughout the history of Israel. In Solomon’s dedicatory praise, it was clear that he expected God to continue to keep His promises in every generation.

1 Kings 8:54-58 (HCSB) 
1 Kings 8:56 (HCSB)  “May the LORD be praised! He has given rest to His people Israel according to all He has said. Not one of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses has failed.
1 Kings 8:57 (HCSB)  May the LORD our God be with us as He was with our ancestors. May He not abandon us or leave us
1 Kings 8:58 (HCSB)  so that He causes us to be devoted to Him, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commands, statutes, and ordinances, which He commanded our ancestors.

Deuteronomy 7:9 (NASB)  "Know therefore that the LORD your God, He is God, THE FAITHFUL GOD, who keeps His covenant and His lovingkindness to a thousandth generation with those who love Him and keep His commandments;

• God will keep His promises to the Church (in Christ).

2 Corinthians 1:20 (ESV)  For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory.

Galatians 3:16 (KJV)  Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
Galatians 3:22 (KJV)  But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
Galatians 3:29 (KJV)  And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

Hebrews 8:6 (HCSB)  But Jesus has now obtained a superior ministry, and to that degree He is the mediator of a better covenant, which has been legally enacted on better promises.

Ephesians 2:12-13 (ESV) 
Ephesians 2:12 (ESV)  remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
Ephesians 2:13 (ESV)  But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

God’s Promises for Godly Parents

Isaiah 49:25 (ESV)  For thus says the LORD: “Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken, and the prey of the tyrant be rescued, for I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children.

Isaiah 49:25 (NLT2)  But the LORD says, “The captives of warriors will be released, and the plunder of tyrants will be retrieved. For I will fight those who fight you, and I will save your children.

Proverbs 11:21 (KJV)  Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

Psalm 37:25-26 (KJV) 
Psalm 37:25 (KJV)  I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
Psalm 37:26 (KJV)  He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

Psalm 112:1-2 (KJV) 
Psalm 112:1 (KJV)  Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
Psalm 112:2 (KJV)  His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

Psalm 112:1-2 (NLT2) 
Psalm 112:1 (NLT2)  Praise the LORD! How joyful are those who fear the LORD and delight in obeying his commands.
Psalm 112:2 (NLT2)  Their children will be successful everywhere; an entire generation of godly people will be blessed.

Proverbs 14:26 (NIV)  He who fears the LORD has a secure fortress, and for his children it will be a refuge.

Isaiah 54:13 (NASB) ¹³  "All your sons will be taught of the LORD; And the well-being of your sons will be great.

Isaiah 59:21 (NASB) ²¹  "As for Me, this is My covenant with them," says the LORD: "My Spirit which is upon you, and My words which I have put in your mouth shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your offspring, nor from the mouth of your offspring's offspring," says the LORD, "from now and forever."

Acts 16:31 (NASB) ³¹  They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household."

God’s Promises for the Godly Seed (Sons and Daughters)

Ephesians 6:1-3 (ESV) 
Ephesians 6:1 (ESV)  Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
Ephesians 6:2 (ESV)  “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise),
Ephesians 6:3 (ESV)  “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.”

Psalm 128:1 (KJV)  Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways. 

2 Timothy 2:7 (KJV)  Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.

Psalm 119:130 (KJV)  The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.

James 1:5 (KJV)   If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

God’s Promises Must Be Claimed

You must Claim the promises by Faith

James 1:6 (KJV)  But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

Hebrews 6:12 (HCSB)  so that you won’t become lazy but will be imitators of those who inherit the promises through faith and perseverance.

Hebrews 11:32-33 (HCSB) 
Hebrews 11:32 (HCSB)  And what more can I say? Time is too short for me to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,
Hebrews 11:33 (HCSB)  who by faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions,

You must Claim them in Prayer

2 Chronicles 6:14-17 (NIV) 
2 Chronicles 6:14 (NIV)  He said: "O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven or on earth--you who keep your covenant of love with your servants who continue wholeheartedly in your way.
2 Chronicles 6:15 (NIV)  You have kept your promise to your servant David my father; with your mouth you have promised and with your hand you have fulfilled it--as it is today.
2 Chronicles 6:16 (NIV)  "Now LORD, God of Israel, keep for your servant David my father the promises you made to him when you said, 'You shall never fail to have a man to sit before me on the throne of Israel, if only your sons are careful in all they do to walk before me according to my law, as you have done.'
2 Chronicles 6:17 (NIV)  And now, O LORD, God of Israel, let your word that you promised your servant David come true.

1 Kings 3:9 (KJV)  Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

1 Kings 4:29 (KJV)  And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.

Acts 2:39 (KJV)  For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

Luke 11:9-10, 13 (KJV) 
Luke 11:9 (KJV)  And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
Luke 11:10 (KJV)  For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Luke 11:13 (KJV)  If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?