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Week 9: Christ is Praying for You: God’s Promise Through the Storm
God’s Promise: “[Jesus] is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.” (Romans 8:34 NIV)
My Promise: I will take heart because Jesus is speaking up for me.
Life is filled with storms. But ponder this promise. Jesus, right now, at this moment, in the midst of your storm, is interceding for you. The King of the universe is speaking up on your behalf. He is calling out to the heavenly Father. He is urging the help of the Holy Spirit. You do not fight the wind and waves alone. You have the mightiest Prince and the holiest advocate standing up for you. A person might object. If Jesus was praying, why did the storm even happen? Wouldn’t an interceding Jesus guarantee a storm-free life? Of course, but that storm-free life will be inaugurated in the eternal kingdom. Between now and then, since this is a fallen world and since the devil still stirs doubt and fear, we can count on storms. But we can also count on the presence and prayers of Christ in the midst of them. What Satan intends for evil, Jesus will use for good.
Unshakable Hope Declaration
We are building our lives on the promises of God. Because his Word is unbreakable, our hope is unshakable. We do not stand on the problems of life or the pain in life. We stand on the great and precious promises of God.
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About this Plan
When life shifts toward struggles or pain or disappointment, where do you turn? When uncertainty invades or sorrow seeps in, where do you look for answers? Here’s a suggestion: turn to one of over 7,000 biblical reminders of God’s care, concern, and guardianship. God, both promise-maker and promise-keeper, “has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature” (2 Peter 1:4 NIV). Through this reading plan, we’ll become well acquainted with many of these promises and learn to rely on them in every turn of life. Unshakable Hope-Courage is the second installment of a three part series. Part 1 is titled Unshakable Hope-Strength.
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