Blessed Promises
Paul Fred Gebbon Yesuratnam
Psalm 119:105. Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
Introduction
God’s words are source of hope and encouragement. Reading them and reciting them had always helped me overcome the difficult times.
If you’re going through a tough time, I assure you that do not give up, in your helpless situations, it’s quite easy to lose track and act in haste. Hold on and trust in God. You are going to rejoice and come through with flying colors.
I’ve presented below a collection of verses that gave me hope. I wish and pray your situation improves and you get strength and encouragement throughout the days until you get delivered.
Remember God loves you just as you are, so be cheerful. He is close to you than we can think or imagine. He is working behind the scenes and at the opportune time we will see with our own eyes how much he cares for us.
Promises of Comfort and Hope
Psalm 27:13. I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
Psalm 31:22. In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from your sight!” Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help.
1 Peter 5:7. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
Psalm 120:1. I took my troubles to the LORD; I cried out to him, and he answered my prayer.
Isaiah 40:30 and 31. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not be faint.
Psalm 126:1 to 6. When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed. Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.” The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy. Restore our fortunes, Lord, like streams in the Negev. Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy. Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them.
Jeremiah 30:22. You will be my people, and I will be your God.
Joshua 1:9. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.
John 11:40. Didn't I tell you that you will see God's glory if you believe?
Exodus 23:20. See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.
Isaiah 25:8. He will swallow up death forever! The Sovereign LORD will wipe away all tears. He will remove forever all insults and mockery against his land and people. The LORD has spoken!
Psalm 94:18 and 19. When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, Lord, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.
Matthew 28:20. Surely, I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
2 Corinthians 6:2. “In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” I tell you, now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation.
Isaiah 64:4. Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.
Psalm 9:10. Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.
Psalm 34:4. I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.
Psalm 34:18. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Psalm 62:5. Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him.
1 Peter 1:3 to 7. Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil, or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
Isaiah 26:3. You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast because they trust in you.
Deuteronomy 31:8. The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
Romans 10:9. If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Joshua 3:5. Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you.
Psalm 50:15. And call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.
Romans 6:23. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Hebrews 13:8. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Romans 5:8. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Psalm 46:1. God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.
Psalm 46:11. The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.
Zechariah 9:12. Return to your fortress, you prisoners of hope; even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you.
Isaiah 60:20. The Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of sorrow will end.
Micah 7:15. I will show them my wonders.
Psalm 120:1. I call on the Lord in my distress, and he answers me.
Psalm 18:28. You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.
Micah 2:13. The One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate and go out. Their King will pass through before them, the Lord at their head.
Exodus 14:14. The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.
Psalm 9:10. Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.
Psalm 37:5 to 9. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun. Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret, it leads only to evil. For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land.
Psalm 57:1. Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me, for in you I take refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed.
Psalm 13:6. I will sing to the LORD because he is good to me.
Psalm 66:20. Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me!
Jeremiah 29:11 to 14. "For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. I will be found by you," says the Lord. "I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes."
Isaiah 45:2 and 3. I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.
Isaiah 53:10. The LORD's good plan will prosper in his hands.
Isaiah 58:11. The LORD will guide you continually, giving you water when you are dry and restoring your strength. You will be like a well-watered garden, like an ever-flowing spring.
Isaiah 41:10. So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Psalm 17:6. I call on you, my God, for you will answer me; turn your ear to me and hear my prayer.
Isaiah 12:2. Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.
Psalm 59:16 and 17. But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. You are my strength, I sing praise to you; you, God, are my fortress, my God on whom I can rely.
Psalm 18:6. In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.
Isaiah 42:3. A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice.
Psalm 4:1. Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer.
Psalm 31:1 and 2. In you, Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness. Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me.
Job 36:15. But those who suffer he delivers in their suffering; he speaks to them in their affliction.
Psalm 31:5. Into your hands I commit my spirit; deliver me, Lord, my faithful God.
Psalm 25:20. Guard my life and rescue me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.
Luke 12:6 and 7. What is the price of five sparrows? two copper coins? Yet God does not forget one of them. And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don't be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.
Prayer
Loving Heavenly Father, we ask in the name of your beloved son Jesus to deliver us from our crisis. Help us, Lord.
We seek you earnestly, all our hope is you. Provide us your strength to move forward and inherit the blessings you have in store for us. Open our eyes to perceive the plan you have for us.
We give you praise, honor and glory. Amen