FAITHFUL TO HIS PROMISES --- PART 2

3 – How Do We Receive YHVH’s Promises?

Here are four ways through which we receive YHVH's promises:

A -- First, Prayerful Study of Scripture:
The Word of YHVH is the treasury of every promise. It also reveals Moshiach, who embodies each one. So, we must deeply mine the soil of YHVH's Word to discover its gems. A little girl pointed to the Bible that stood untouched on the bookshelf and asked her mother: Whose book is that? Startled by her daughter's question, the mother answered: Why honey, don't you know? It is YHVH's book. With eyes wide open the girl replied: Then don't you think we should give it back to Him? No one around here ever reads it? Ignore the Bible and you ignore Moshiach. John Chrysostom, Bishop of Constantinople in the 4th century A.D. said: The cause of all evil rests in ignorance of and imperfect acquaintance with Holy Scripture. Unless we study YHVH's Word, unbelief will spread like a cancer in our hearts. How can we know what our heavenly Father has Promised unless we hear His Voice in the pages of the Bible? We cannot. That is why many people go astray. They assume YHVH has made Promises, when in fact He has not. They assume He has Promised them physical healing; a job; fair treatment; a good marriage. But the bottom line is that our faith is no insurance policy against severe trials and pain. What then, does YHVH Promise us? In one word; Himself! He is all we need! In Moshiach all the Promises of YHVH are yes. But we must search the Scriptures to find and claim each one.

B -- Secondly, Patiently Waiting:
Hebrews 6:15 say of Abraham, And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the Promise. Perhaps right now you are thinking; I did not make up a promise; I claimed one straight from the Bible, but it still did not come true. Why does YHVH not keep His Promises for me as He did for the heroes of Scripture? Remember how Adonai fulfilled His Promises for the biblical heroes. Abraham waited 25 years, until he was 100 years old, between YHVH's original Promise and the birth of Isaac. Have you waited that long? Do not rush YHVH. Let Him do His own work in His own time. Before He is through, He will keep His Promises in your life too. David is another example. YHVH Promised him he would be the king of Israel. Yet he waited for years during the wicked reign of Saul before he came to the throne and through it all he learned patience. Even as early as the book of Genesis Adonai promised His people a Moshiach, but it took centuries for Moshiach to come in the fullness of YHVH's timing.

C -- Thirdly, Obedience to YHVH's Will:
Hebrews 10:36 teaches that obedience is a key to obtaining YHVH's Promise: For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of YHVH, ye might receive the promise. Part of our obedience is a childlike faith that takes YHVH at His Word without any questioning. Often Adonai's Promises are conditional. We have to fulfil responsibilities before we can receive the privileges. Take YHVH's greatest Promise, Yeshua Moshiach. The Heavenly Father does not give His Son to us automatically. Before He becomes ours, we must trust Him as our Adonai and Saviour. The Promise does not come through until the responsibility is fulfilled.

D. Fourthly, Faith:
Hebrews 10:36 says the Old Testament heroes: by faith... obtained promises. When YHVH promised Abraham a son, the patriarch: he staggered not at the Promise of YHVH through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to YHVH. -- Romans 4:20. Dare to take YHVH at His Word. For we walk by faith, not by sight. -- 2 Corinthians 5:7. Unlike us, Abraham did not have the full revelation of the Bible. The patriarch knew the Promise of the Moshiach, but we know the Moshiach Himself. Yet in spite of our advantages over Abraham, we doubt much more quickly than he did. If he could believe YHVH for a promised child when he was 100 years old, we can claim the Promises our Heavenly Father makes to us.


Let me ask you: What is the promise you need to claim? Maybe the one from Philippians 4:7: And the Peace of YHVH, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Moshiach Yeshua. Perhaps you need a promise of victory over temptation. Here it is: There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but YHVH is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. -- 1 Corinthians 10:13. Or you may require wisdom to deal with trials in your life. Claim James 1:5: If any of you lack wisdom, let him asks of YHVH, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. If you are the victim of slander, divorce, or disease you may wonder if anything good can come out of it. Grab hold of 1 Peter 5:10: But the YHVH of all grace, Who hath called us unto His eternal Glory by Moshiach Yeshua, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen and settle you. Perhaps you shoulder a tremendous burden of guilt. You would give anything to wipe out your past sin. Instead of giving something, just receive this promise: If we confess our sins, He is Faithful and Just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. -- 1 John 1:9. Whatever your need, YHVH is able to keep His Promises.