How Can I Claim God's Promises in my Life?
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From the video, we learned how we are to claim God's promises in our lives. But why is it important to do so?
You see, the moment we invite Christ to be the Lord and Savior of our lives, change is expected to happen in us. We are already a new creation in Christ (2 Cor. 5:17), but the change that happens in us encompasses our whole lives as we allow the Holy Spirit to transform us through the power of God's word at work in our lives. In other words, for change to happen in us, we cannot do so apart from the transforming power of the word of God.
What is the power of knowing God's word by heart and standing on it?
As we increasingly anchor ourselves on God's word each day, we His children learn to put off the old self, and put on the new self, becoming more like Jesus each day, fruitful and useful in God's Kingdom. Taking God at His word builds our faith in Him. Standing on His truth and promises frees us from being conformed to this world, to be transformed by the renewing of our minds ( Rom. 12:2) as we learn to "take every thought captive to obey Christ" (2 Cor. 10:5). Psalm 1 also demonstrates how being planted in God's word is key to our fruitfulness. A stronger faith, change towards Christ-likeness, and fruitfulness can only happen if we anchor ourselves on God's truth and let it transform us. This is why it is important to remember God's word, resist settling on where we are, and receive God's promises.
What are some promises of God that you have claimed and have been standing on since you began a relationship with Him? Write one or two that have changed your life significantly in the space below.
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Are you regularly studying God's word? If you have yet to find out the promises of God, begin the habit of studying a passage of Scripture each day. Studying whole books of the Bible, a passage per day (you can do it a portion of a chapter, a chapter or chapters each day) over a period of time until you finish the book is preferable so you can see the context in which a verse and idea is situated.
From the passage you studied that day, choose a verse that captures the main idea and commit it to memory. Write it down in your journal. Meditate on it throughout the day.
Learn how to stand on and claim the truth of Scripture, not just within that day, but cumulatively, as the days go. This way, you can retain, meditate and learn to stand on the truths, the principles and the promises that God presents in His word in increasing measure.
Begin the practice of studying God's word and committing verses to memory this week until it becomes a habit. Write down a promise or truth from God's word that you are committing to memory from your quiet time today. Try to write it from memory!
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What does this truth or promise mean to you? How does it challenge what you know, understand, believe or do?
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________________________________________________________ At the end of this week, review the truths and promises you have learned from God's word during the week and see how you have appropriated these truths in your life. See how much your heart's storehouse of God's truths and promises has increased in size, and watch how standing on God's word, one truth and promise at a time, transforms your life!
Let's pray:
Thank You, Father, for Your holy word, that enables me to know You, Your heart, and Your promises. As I study Scripture this week, help me learn to anchor myself on the truth of Your word and stand on Your promises. Establish me in Your truth; transform me and make me fruitful and useful in Your kingdom as I do so. As I delight in Your word and meditate on it, even now I look forward to becoming "like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither," as You promise in Psalm 1:2-3. In Jesus name. Amen.
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