The Promises of God
God's promises are as rich mines, providing food, life, and strength to the soul, and are a declaration of His divine favor.
Thomas Brooks emphasizes the richness and reliability of God's promises, likening them to precious resources that nourish and support the soul. He asserts that these promises, made through Christ, are guaranteed to be fulfilled, contrasting God's faithfulness with human inconsistency. Brooks highlights that God's promises stem from His grace and love, are unchangeable, and are rooted in His truth and faithfulness. He encourages believers to continually present these promises to God, reminding them of their significance as evidence of divine favor and the price paid by Christ's blood. Ultimately, the sermon calls for a deep trust in God's unwavering commitment to His word.
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The promises of God are as so many rich mines, they are as so many choice flowers of paradise, they are the food, life, and strength of the soul. They are as a staff to support the soul, and they are as jewelry to adorn the soul, and nourishment to enrich the soul; and therefore poor sinners should bring them forth, and lay them before the Lord, and urge God with them.
The promises of God shall certainly be performed, 2 Corinthians 1:20, they being all made in and through Christ. They are made first to Christ, and then to all who have union and communion with Him.
Sirtorius, says Plutarch, paid what he promised with mere fair words; but God pays with performance. Men many times say and unsay; they often eat their words as soon as they have spoken them; but God will never eat the words that are gone out of His mouth: Isaiah 46:10-11, "My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure: yes, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass: I have purposed it, I will also do it."
The promises all issue from God's free grace, special love, and divine goodness, Hosea 14:4.
The promises of God are all as unchangeable as He is, who made them, Jeremiah 31:3.
The promises of God are all bottomed and founded upon the truth, faithfulness, and all-sufficiency of God, Malachi 3:6.
The promises of God are most sure and certain evidences of divine favor, and a declaration of the heart and goodwill of God to His poor people, Hebrews 6:12; Numbers 23:19.
The promises of God are the price of Christ's blood.
Now how should all these things encourage poor souls to be still a-pressing of God with His promises.
Sermon Outline
- The Promises of God
- The Security of God's Promises
- The Importance of God's Promises
- The Nature of God's Promises
- The Source of God's Promises
- Unchangeable and Certain
- Based on God's Truth and Faithfulness
- Evidences of Divine Favor
- The Price of Christ's Blood
Key Quotes
“The promises of God are as so many rich mines, they are as so many choice flowers of paradise, they are the food, life, and strength of the soul.” — Thomas Brooks
“God pays with performance.” — Thomas Brooks
“My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure: yes, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass: I have purposed it, I will also do it.” — Thomas Brooks
Application Points
- We should bring forth and lay before the Lord the promises of God, and urge God with them.
- We should be still a-pressing of God with His promises, now that we know their nature, source, security, and importance.
- We should remember that God pays with performance, not just fair words.