Let’s review the rock-solid commitments that Jesus Christ has made to us:
1. He will give you rest
“Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Mat. 11:28). This is the promise of forgiveness. Jesus will reconcile you to God and cleanse you.
2. He will never drive you away
“All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out” (John 6:37). This is the promise of security. Jesus will never give up on you. You were in the Father’s heart before the world began. Christ died to save you, and He lives to keep you.
3. He will make you useful
“Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men” (Mat. 4:19). This is the promise of purpose. When you come to Jesus, your life gets caught up in the sweep of God’s redeeming purpose for the world. Jesus said, “As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you” (John 20:21).
4. He will confess you to the Father
“I also will acknowledge [him] before My Father who is in heaven” (Mat. 10:32). This is the promise of salvation. The reason there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus is that He claims us as His own. Those who are with Him have nothing to fear.
5. He will give you the Holy Spirit
“I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth” (John 14:16). This is the promise of power. We need to know what God calls us to do, and we need the power to do it.
6. He will bring you into heaven
“If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself” (John 14:3). This is the promise of joy. Christ opened heaven’s doors through His death and resurrection.
7. He will show you His glory
“I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory” (John 17:24). This is the promise of glory. We are blessed with every spiritual blessing in Christ (Eph. 1:3).
Which of these promises do you need to lean into today?
