His very great and precious promises!

(Charles Simeon)   LISTEN to audio!

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"He has given us His very great and precious promises!" 2 Peter 1:4

Nothing will yield richer consolation to our own souls, than to:
  take the Word of God,
  cull out of it every promise which it contains,
  carry them to the throne of grace,
  and plead them before God.

Pardon for every sin,
   peace with God,
      holiness of life,
         and eternal glory
—are all secured to every genuine believer, by the priceless promises of our gracious, immutable and omnipotent God.

Yet it is simply impossible to fully comprehend the worth of God's inestimable promises in this life.

Who shall fathom the value of deliverance from the torments which are endured by those who are now cast into the lake of fire and brimstone?

Or who shall form a correct estimate of the glory and felicity of Heaven?

None but those who have experienced the one or the other, can form any just conception of either!

Nor could anyone fully and adequately comprehend what salvation imports, unless he has both endured the punishment from which a condemned soul is rescued; and partaken of the blessedness to which a glorified soul is exalted before the throne of God.

Eternity will be too short to count the infinite worth of the exceeding great and precious promises, which are contained in the Gospel of Christ!

"Since we have these promises dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God!" 2 Corinthians 7:1