He Himself has said, "I will NEVER leave you or forsake you." (Heb. 13:5) No matter what we do or don't do, no matter what our lapse in faith, He has promised He is here to stay and will NEVER leave us!
And I give them ETERNAL life, and they shall NEVER perish; neither shall ANYONE snatch them out of My hand. (Jn. 10:28) NOONE and NOTHING is going to take us from His hand! We are safe and secure forever.
Whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will NEVER thirst.(Jn. 4:14) He has already satisfied our thirst and thus we already have all we need in Him. We will never be thirsty or needy again!
WHOEVER believes in Him WILL NOT be put to shame. (Rom. 10:13) We'll never be ashamed! We can hold our heads up high because of His great salvation. All shame, guilt and sin is gone forever!
God..ALWAYS leads us in triumph in Christ. (2 Co. 2:14) No matter what, He is carrying us through in victory, not by our doing but by Christ's doing! We live in the victory of Christ that has already been won for us! All will work out for good!
WHOEVER joins himself to the Lord IS one spirit with Him. (1 Co. 6:17) There is never any separation between us and Him! Nothing will ever come between us because we are one spirit with Him, and you can't get any closer than that. We are in an indissoluble union and enjoy perfect intimate fellowship forever!
By one offering He HAS perfected FOREVER those who are sanctified. (Heb. 10:14) We stand perfect forevermore because of His once-for-all, perfect sacrifice! No more feeling we need to do something to make up for our sins or get back on God's good side. We are perfect forever and right with Him for always. Sin has been dealt with in finality!
And their sins and their iniquities I will remember NO MORE. (Jer. 34b) We need never feel shamed or guilted by something God has promised never to remember - our sin. He will never bring up our sin to us! He thinks of us with favor and acceptance, thinks of us as perfectly righteous.
Sin SHALL NOT be your master, for you are NOT under law but under grace. (Rom. 6:14) We're free from law and thus sin will not be master of us. Sin shall not control us! Sin shall not be in power over us! Sin never will have power to bring us into condemnation, guilt or punishment!
I have given you authority...over ALL the power of the enemy, and NOTHING shall harm you. (Lk. 10:19) We have authority over all the enemy's power. That means he has no power left that could conquer us at all. We stand in victory in Christ already!
NO weapon formed against you shall prosper. (Is. 54:17a) We are safe in God's arms. Every weapon coming against us He will turn back and bring us out into victory!
EVERYONE who is born of God overcomes the world. (1 Jn. 5:4) We are already overcomers, already victorious. We are world conquerors. We stand in Christ's victory forever!
NOTHING can ever separate us from God's love. (Rom. 8:38-9) No matter what we say, do, think, or feel, we will never be apart from His love. His love for us is totally without condition. We can't get away from this love!
The evil one CANNOT touch us. (1 Jn. 5:18b) We are so safe in His hand that the evil one can't even touch us! Secure forever! We need never be afraid of the evil one again.
He who began a good work in you WILL be faithful to complete it in the day of Jesus Christ. (Phil. 1:6) He ensures and promises that we will arrive safely at our destination (after all, our spirits are already there, seated with Christ in the heavenly places).
WHOEVER desires, let him take the water of life freely. (Rev.22:17) Whoever wants Him may come and receive. Noone will be denied. God's love and grace and salvation are free of charge to all who wish to receive! We can know without a shadow of a doubt that the water of life is for us all, whoever we are.
The absolute nature of these promises is so reassuring. To me, that is a big part of grace - it is sure and settled and absolute that we are loved, accepted, and kept by God. No matter what, absolutely!
With love,
