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2 Peter 1:4
“Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises.”
Scripture describes God's promises as precious and life-giving.
2
Numbers 23:19
“God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent.”
God's promises are trustworthy because His character is faithful.
3
Joshua 21:45
“There failed not ought of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel.”
This passage looks back on God's faithfulness to His word.
4
Proverbs 3:5-6
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”
This passage invites full-hearted trust beyond what we can understand.
5
Psalm 37:5
“Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.”
Trust involves committing your way to God, not merely waiting anxiously.
6
Isaiah 26:3
“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.”
Peace and trust are closely connected in this promise.
7
Hebrews 11:1
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”
Faith gives spiritual weight to hope when we cannot yet see the outcome.
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Romans 15:13
“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing.”
God is described here as the God of hope, not only the giver of hope.