Promises For Spiritual Growth

Faith and Trust

1 Peter 1:7-9 – ‘…that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honour, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ.’

Hebrews 11:6 – ‘But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.’

1 John 5:4 – ‘For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world – our faith.’

Romans 12:3 – ‘For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.’

Romans 1:17 – ‘For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”’

Hebrews 12:2 – ‘…looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.’

Finding what God wants

Psalm 32:8 – ‘I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.’

1 John 5:20 – ‘And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.’

John 7:17 – ‘If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority.’

Proverbs 3:5,6 – ‘Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.’

John 16:13 – “However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.”

Proverbs 16:3 – ‘Commit your works to the Lord, and your thoughts will be established.’

Isaiah 42:16 – ‘I will bring the blind by a way they did not know; I will lead them in paths they have not known. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. These things I will do for them, and not forsake them.’

James 1:5 – ‘If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.’

1 Corinthians 2: 14,15 – ‘But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one.’

Peace

Psalm 85:8 – ‘I will hear what God the Lord will speak, for He will speak peace to His people and to His saints; but let them not turn back to folly.’

Romans 15:13 – ‘Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.’

2 Thessalonians 3:16 – ‘Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all.’

John 14:27 – ‘Peace I leave with you, My peace I give you; not as the world gives do I give you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.’ 

Philippians 4:6,7 – ‘Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.’

Isaiah 26:3 – ‘You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.’

Forgiving others

Matthew 6:14, 15 – ‘For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will you Father forgive your trespasses.’

Ephesians 4:31,32 – ‘Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamour and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.’

Colossians 3:13 – ‘…bearing one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.’

Luke 6:37 – ‘Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.’

Mark 11:25,26 – ‘And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.’

Matthew 18:21,22 – ‘Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven time?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.”’

Safety

John 10:29 – ‘My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.’

Jude 24,25 – ‘Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, to God our Saviour, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.’

Romans 8: 37-39 – ‘Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.’

Psalm 23:6 – ‘Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.’

Hebrews 13:6 – ‘So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?”’

Psalm 94:18 – ‘If I say, “My foot slips,” Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up.’

Praise

Psalm 117:1,2 – ‘Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples! For His merciful kindness is great toward us, and the truth of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!’

Psalm 92:1,2 – ‘It is good to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; to declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, and Your faithfulness every night.’

Hebrews 13:15 – ‘Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.’

Isaiah 25:1 – ‘O Lord, You are my God I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, for You have done wonderful things; Your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.’

Psalm 34:1,2 – ‘I will praise the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; The humble shall hear of it and be glad.’

Psalm 69:30,31 – ‘I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify Him with thanksgiving. This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bull, which has horns and hooves.’

Prayer

Matthew 6:6 – ‘But when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.’

Psalm 145:17-19 – ‘The Lord is righteous in all His ways, gracious in all His works. The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth. He will fulfil the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them.’

Matthew 18:19,20 – ‘Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.”

Psalm 86:5-7 – ‘For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You. Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications. In the day of my trouble I will call upon You, for You will answer me.’

Jeremiah 33:3 – ‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’

1 Thessalonians 5:17,18 – ‘…pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.’

Improving your faith

2 Peter 1:5-9 – ‘But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. For if these things are yours and abound, you will neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he who lacks these things is short-sighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.’

1 Corinthians 10:12,13 – ‘Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall. No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.’

1 John 1:8,9 – ‘If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.’

James 4:7-10 – ‘Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Lament and mourn and weep! Let you laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.’

Philippians 1:6 – ‘…being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.’

Hebrews 4:14-16 – ‘Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.’