40 Days of Faith Devotionals

by Jason Hood  (Updated daily throughout February 2025)

40 DAYS OF FAITH – Day 13

“…whatsoever things are pure …” – Philippians 4:8

There are times when a Greek word will have a direct Hebrew equivalent. That is the case with today’s FOCUS. The Greek word is hagnos and it is a ceremonial term meaning “in a condition prepared for worship.” It comes from the word hagios meaning “holy and sacred.” The Hebrew equivalent is tahormeaning “morally pure and ceremonially clean.”

In other words, thinking on things that are PURE means we are to FOCUS on things that are fit to bring before God in an act of worship. Things that are CLEAN. Things that are HOLY. Things that are not mixed with GUILT or CONDEMNATION.

As I’ve said many times before, we cannot control what we SEE, but we can control what we LOOK AT. I can’t help that there are things that are going to come into my sight today that do not fit the definition of PURE. But I absolutely can control what I allow to stay before my eyes, in my ears, and ultimately in my heart.

I want us to think about our entire day as being spent in the presence of God because, in fact, it is. If we are at work, we are working as unto the Lord. If we are resting, we are resting before the Lord. Our daily life is an act of worship before the Lord. So, I have the right and the responsibility to keep the sanctuary of my mind clean.

Remember when Jesus sat down, braided a whip, and cleared out His temple? If you haven’t read the story lately, read Mark 11:15-18, Luke 19:45-47, and John 2:14-16. Why did He do it? Because the FOCUS of those in the temple was not PURE. It distracted from the purpose of that place: “My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations,” Jesus roared in rebuking anger.

I think it’s time we all sat down and braided some whips, walked into our daily life of worship, and cleared out every thought that isn’t PURE. Every time a thought comes into our mind that robs us of the knowledge of our PURE, HOLY, and CLEAN state before God, BREAK OUT THE WHIP and drive it out. RESTORE your own temple as a house of prayer.

“For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds; Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.” - 2 Corinthians 10:4-5

40 DAYS OF FAITH – Day 12

“…whatsoever things are just…” – Philippians 4:8

We’ve made it to our third Day of Silence and, I must say, some of the comments that have been shared with me confirms that this was the right direction at the right time.

We have FOCUSED OUR ATTENTION already on thoughts that are TRUE and thoughts that are WORTHY. Today we move on to thoughts that are JUST. The word is dikaios and has a legal connotation. It refers to being brought to trial over something you’ve done and being declared JUSTIFIED. In the spiritual sense, it means to be APPROVED BY GOD or that which is in conformity to God’s own being and will.

This is an extremely exciting day! We get to MARCH while listening to the JOYFUL SOUND behind us, knowing the PRESENCE OF GOD is not far behind. Now, we get to FOCUS our attention on WHAT PLEASES GOD.

Does it PLEASE GOD for us to doubt when He is the most TRUSTWORTHY?
Does it PLEASE GOD for us to be afraid when He is the strongest WARRIOR?
Does it PLEASE GOD for us to complain when He is the best PROVIDER?

Why do we feel like we HAVE TO do, talk, and think about these things that fight against FAITH? It’s almost like there’s a compulsion inside of us. One would almost think our HUMAN NATURE draws us toward doubt. That’s because it does.

Remember a few days ago I wrote about how the FAITH of the Roman soldier AMAZED Jesus? Our Lord is still amazed when we bypass the natural thing and do the SUPERNATURAL. He is AMAZED when we FOCUS on what aligns with HIS WILL.

Today, we get to FOCUS on EVERYTHING THAT GOD APPROVES. Just imagine the list!

God approves of PEACE, JOY, and LOVE.
God approves of FAITH, RIGHTEOUSNESS, and GRACE.
God approves of HUMILITY, MERCY, and UNITY.

Let’s think on these things today. Listen to the JOYFUL SOUND. Keep marching in silence.

WE’VE GOT VICTORY AHEAD!

40 DAYS OF FAITH – Day 11

“…whatsoever things are honest …” – Philippians 4:8

Yesterday we FOCUSED on things that are true. Today, we add to it things that are “honest.” Now, the word here is semnos and comes from the word sebomai meaning “to worship.” In the first century when this was written, the audience would have understood the context. It was a word that reminded them of the call of God to live lives that were distinct from the surrounding culture and embodied the values of the Kingdom of God in a visible way.

Let us FOCUS our thoughts on BEHAVIOR that is pleasing to God and reflects what a child of God – a citizen of God’s Kingdom – ought to be.

Let us FOCUS our thoughts on ACTIONS that could be viewed by others as deeply respectable and even majestic.

Let us FOCUS on CHARACTER that is honorable.

Have you ever heard a complaint and thought, “My, isn’t that majestic!” Is your problem, “majestic?” Is your trial, “majestic?” Is your enemy “majestic?” Absolutely not! Complaints just add frustration to our situation. Yes, it makes us feel better temporarily to blow off, but does it do anything to fix the situation? Are our trials “honorable?” Absolutely not! So why would I FOCUS on them when I can FOCUS on things that are actually honorable. Is my enemy “respectable?” Absolutely not! Anything but respectable would be true, but certainly not respectable. Why give him the honor of a place in my mouth this week?

Today, as we enter day 2 of our 6 Days of Silence in this march around Jericho, I’m calling us to think on worshipful things – things that are actually WORTHY of being thought about. Just imagine spending an ENTIRE DAY JUST THINKING WORTHY THOUGHTS.

I’ve often said about gossip, “You can’t stop someone from throwing away their garbage, but you can keep them from throwing it in your can.” We shouldn’t gossip to ourselves either. That’s not WORTHY content for our hearts.

By the way: where was Paul when he wrote this letter? You guessed it. He was in prison and was going to die. NEVERTHELESS (remember that word from a couple of days ago?) he COMMANDED the Philippian saints to THINK ON things that were virtuous and praiseworthy. If it worked for them, why not for us?

40 DAYS OF FAITH – Day 10

“…if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” – Philippians 4:8

FAITH involves FOCUS. Thinking on the message yesterday, I want you to image the extreme amount of FOCUS it took for the warriors to walk at the head of the parade around Jericho for them to stay absolutely silent. They had to FOCUS on Joshua’s instructions, FOCUS on their confidence in God’s instructions through Joshua, and FOCUS on the promise of God, “I have given you the city.”

If we’re going to make this 6 Days of Silence successful, we’ve got to FOCUS. We’ve got to REPLACE our talking about the battle with the JOYFUL SOUND that looks ahead to ultimate victory. There are six categories of things to think on given in Philippians 4:8 we are told to think about. These are described as having “virtue” and “praise.” In other words, this list of six categories of things to think on are excellent and praiseworthy – things actually WORTH FOCUSING ON.

The first, “WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE TRUE.”

“True” is the Greek word “aléthés” and was a word that connects closely to the faithfulness and reliability of God. It means “that which accords with fact or reality” or, literally, “what can’t be hidden; obvious.”

The Lord Jesus Christ who calls Himself, “TRUTH.” (John 14:6)

The Word of God is called, “TRUTH.” (James 1:18)

We should THINK on what we KNOW TO BE REALITY. We should SPEAK what we KNOW TO BE REALITY. We should FOCUS on what we KNOW TO BE REALITY. And when we do, we will find ourselves thinking, speaking, and focusing on Jesus Christ and the Word!

Today, before you say “I feel,” ask yourself, “Do my feelings align with what is true from what God has said?”

Today, before you say, “I can’t,” ask yourself, “Does my assessment align with what is true according to what God has said?”

Today, before you say, “It’ll never happen,” ask yourself, “Does that forecast align with what is true according to what God has said?”

Remember the order in which they marched around Jericho for six days: 1) the warriors walked in the front keeping their mouths shut, 2) they were followed by the seven priests blowing the trumpets making the joyful sound, 3) following the joyful sound was the Ark of the Covenant or the presence of God, and 4) the rear guard of soldiers.

WE’LL NEVER HEAR THE JOYFUL SOUND WITH MOUTHS FULL OF COMPLAINTS!

The presence of God is right behind the joyful sound. Let that sound be what we hear for the next six days as we FOCUS on those things that are TRUE!

40 DAYS OF FAITH – Day 9

“Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.” – John 11:21

The final source of doubt I’d like to address is emotion.

The Scripture I chose for today is from the death of Lazarus. We remember that Lazarus and his sisters, Mary and Martha, were friends of Jesus. We don’t know exactly how far away Jesus was from Lazarus when the messenger came telling Him that his friend was sick and could die. What we do know is the timeline: the messenger came, Jesus waited two days and then headed toward Bethany (where Lazarus was) and arrived when Lazarus had been dead for four days.

In New Testament times, it wasn’t unusual to travel 15-20 miles per day. Two days of travel time may have meant Jesus was from 30-40 miles from Lazarus. He knew Lazarus was dying. In fact, He knew Lazarus had died. Nevertheless, He waited two days before even starting to make the long journey to Bethany.

On His way toward Lazarus’ house, his sister Martha comes out saying, “If you had been here, my brother wouldn’t have died.” A few moments later Mary, the other sister, comes out saying the same thing.

Notice their FAITH. They both BELIEVED Jesus could have prevented the death of their brother, but that was as far as their faith could go. They had put Jesus in a box. He COULD HAVE HELPED before, but now, it’s too late. Though they had FAITH, they were not CONFIDENT in Jesus’ ability and their faith failed.

Could their words have been motivated by emotions? Absolutely. Their brother had died. They loved their brother. They had FAITH in Jesus to heal him and prevent death. That’s why they sent a messenger to tell him Lazarus was sick in the first place. But they had DOUBT about Jesus’ ability to do anything for their dead brother.

Sadness. Disappointment. Discouragement. Why didn’t Jesus come when WE WANTED HIM TO? Why didn’t Jesus do what WE WANTED HIM TO? We FEEL like this is unfair! If Jesus cared, He would have already been here and kept me from FEELING this way.

“When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled.” – John 11:33

They had all become OBEDIENT TO THEIR EMOTIONS and it had robbed them of FAITH in Jesus Christ’s ability to do something about this “too late” situation.

The phrase “groaned in the spirit” literally means, “to snort like a frustrated horse.” JESUS WAS FRUSTRATED because they had more FAITH IN THEIR FEELINGS than they had in His ability.

A few minutes later, Jesus told Lazarus to come out of the grave, and he did. Every feeling Mary, Martha, and the crowd had LIED to them. But the one called The Truth stood in their midst and DID what only GOD can do! If He did it before, He’ll do it again … no matter how I feel.

40 DAYS OF FAITH – Day 8

“And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.” – Luke 5:11

We have discussed two of the four sources of doubt already: conflicting information and personal experience. Today, we take a look at the third which is uncertainty about the future. There is really only one event in the future that we are cautioned to keep in mind, and that is Christ’s return to earth on the last day. Beyond that, the future is to be laid into the hands of the Lord. Tomorrow simply isn’t ours to wrestle.

The events of Luke 5 are a beautiful picture of faith in action. Simon Peter, James, and John were partners in a fishing business. At this point they were not disciples of Jesus, however Simon Peter had already seen the Lord’s power at work when Jesus came to his house (in chapter 4) and healed his mother-in-law. Luke 5 finds the three fishermen tired and frustrated. They had been fishing all night long and hadn’t caught a thing.

Jesus comes along and says, “Take me out there with you and throw your nets down where I tell you to.” Simon Peter responds with, “We’ve been fishing all night. We haven’t caught anything.” And then, faith kicks in:

“…nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.” – Luke 5:5

WOW! Look at this ACTION Peter is willing to take based only upon a BELIEF in the WORD OF JESUS! Peter’s KNOWLEDGE replaced his FEELINGS. Do you see this? Peter starts by an honest confession of his feelings about the situation: “We’ve been fishing all night. We haven’t caught anything.” In other words, “I’m tired. I’m dirty. I’m done!” But there’s POWER in that word NEVERTHELESS.

Do you know what that word means? Simply, regardless of what I just said I WILL DO WHAT YOU WANT. Regardless of how I feel I WILL OBEY YOUR WORD. Regardless of the fact that my knowledge of fishing tells me you’re wrong and my experience last night tells me you’re wrong, NEVERTHELESS I will do what you say, Master Jesus.

Simon Peter obeyed, and they brought in so many fish that the nets started to break and other boats had to come over and help them.

Are you ready for your nets to be filled? Are you ready for God to move in a way that you will need the assistance of others just to handle your blessing? Then it’s time to put a NEVERTHELESS where you’ve been putting a BUT, and a WHAT IF, and a THAT CAN’T HAPPEN TO ME!

Don’t you think it’s about time to kill the fear of the future with a healthy, strong, and faith-filled NEVERTHELESS? It’s time to obey. Don’t overthink it. Just do what God has said. ACT CONFIDENTLY in your firm BELIEF in what GOD HAS SAID!

Notice what Simon Peter, James, and John did immediately thereafter? Jesus made them the offer to follow Him. They did. They left behind all of the fish, the boats, and the business and followed Jesus. Why be afraid of the future when you're walking with a God like this!

40 DAYS OF FAITH – Day 7

“As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil. And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel. But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.” – Matthew 9:32-34

Doubt comes by personal experience. The multitude here lived in a day of great spiritual and religious coldness where miracles just didn’t happen. Much of the reason why miracles didn’t happen is because the people had adopted a dry, dull, formal, carnal religion that, even though it called itself Judaism, had completely perverted the Law covenant.

Miracles didn’t happen. Healings didn’t happen. God either “couldn’t” or just “wouldn’t” anymore. They had FAITH in a stagnant God.

So, here came the LIVING GOD walking among them – the Lord Jesus Christ. John said of Him that the world was made by Him, but the world knew Him not nor did it receive Him. The CREATOR, the MAKER, the PROVIDER, the HEALER, the DOER, the I AM THAT I AM was now walking on the face of the earth in a human body. And He started doing exactly what He had always done.

By the time we get to Matthew 9, we have the case of a person who both had a devil and was unable to speak. Jesus casts out the devil and caused the person to speak again. The reaction of the crowd was to say, “We’ve never seen this before!” Some walked away believing. Others not only didn’t believe but said, “This is just the work of the devil.”

Why?

Personal experience says devils don’t come out and the mute don’t speak. They had never seen it happen before so, obviously, it couldn’t happen. They had FAITH. They had FAITH in their personal experience that robbed them of FAITH in God.

DOUBT is a form of FAITH. The doubter ACTS IN DOUBT based upon BELIEVING A MESSAGE OF DOUBT, and they CONTINUE DOUBTING CONFIDENTLY that the Word of ALMIGHTY GOD just can’t happen to them today.

Let’s not do that today. If God has said it, God will do it. Period. Full stop. That’s the end of it. No more discussion. No more questions. NO MORE!

40 DAYS OF FAITH – Day 6

“And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it. But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we. And they brought up an evil report of the land …” – Numbers 13:30-32

Conflicting information is one of the sources of doubt.

In the Book of Deuteronomy, we have some background information about what happened in Numbers 13 and 14. The people of God had come all the way from slavery in Egypt through God’s mighty power and miraculous works. Now, they were standing on the threshold of the land that had been promised to Abraham and his children.

Notice the information God gave:

“Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged.” – Deuteronomy 1:21

God said: DON’T BE AFRAID OR DISCOUAGED. JUST GO POSSESS THE LAND!

Now, notice the information ten of the spies that went into the land gave:

“We are not able to go up against he people; for they are stronger than we.” – Numbers 13:31

Man said: BE AFRAID AND DISCOURAGED. WE AREN’T STRONG ENOUGH TO POSSES THE LAND!

Conflicting information. And it stopped the people dead in their tracks. FAITH left them and, now, they’re dead on their feet. This led to 40 YEARS OF WANDERING IN THE WILDERNESS, because DOUBT always comes with a PRICE.

But here’s the thing: The ten spies were right about one thing – the people of the land were stronger than God’s people. BUT THEY WEREN’T STRONGER THAN THE PEOPLE’S GOD! The ten spies forgot about that.

Conflicting information doesn’t mean the information is incorrect. It’s just IRRELEVANT. God said … so that ends it. Even if the conflicting information that would produce doubt is contrary to what God has said, GOD SAID … so that ends it. Everything else is IRRELEVANT.

Now, get up and IGNORE the conflicting information, even if the information is true. OUR GOD is GREATER! Place your CONFIDENCE in Jesus Christ for whom NOTHING is impossible.

40 DAYS OF FAITH – Day 5

“But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.” – James 1:6

Brother James sure had a lot to say about the issue of faith, didn’t he? In this passage we have the word “wavereth.” It’s the same word translated elsewhere as either “doubt,” “separation,” or “hesitation” depending on the context.

To “doubt” is related to the word “double back.” It’s a direction word. You could translate James 1:6 this way, “Ask in faith without looking back. He that looks back is like a wave of the sea …”

It’s a direction word. We are supposed to look in ONE direction: toward Jesus Christ alone!

“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith …” – Hebrews 12:2

Doubt is to look in a DIFFERENT direction. (Lord willing we’ll talk about this more tonight in Bible study, "Where Does Doubt Come From?" You won’t want to miss it!)

But back to this “wave of the sea” business. The wave is “driven” – it’s pushed around. How? By the wind. In other words, it changes directions based on whatever it happening around it because, rather than being focused on the author and finisher of FAITH, it’s focused on circumstances.

What’s driving you today? I CHOOSE TO BE DRIVEN BY FAITH!

FAITH will always drive me in ONE direction: TOWARD JESUS. Why? Because that’s where I’m looking!

When I was learning to drive my driver’s ed instructor told me, “Wherever you’re looking is where the car will go.” He was right, and it’s a great spiritual principle. Point the car in the direction of JESUS, drive CONFIDENTLY by FAITH. Completely IGNORE THE TRAFFIC. Just keep driving, and see where you end up!

40 DAYS OF FAITH – Day 4

“Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.” – James 2:17

I don’t believe I can repeat this too often. FAITH IS ACTION. Simply believing something without doing anything about it is described by James (twice) as “dead.” In verse 26, James gives an analogy that ought to help us understand – the comparison between the function of the human body and the function of faith.

In his example, we are told that the human body, having no spirit, is dead. It is interesting to me that, if we draw the parallel exactly, James is comparing the human body itself to “believing.” It is ACTION (works) that would be “spirit” in this case. In other words, James says if we don’t actually TAKE ACTION with our faith, then what we believe is as useless as a dead body.

ACTION breathes LIFE into our FAITH!

Between verses 17 and 26, James mentions Abraham and Rahab. Both of these individuals are mentioned in Hebrews 11 in what we sometimes call the “hall of fame of faith.” Every single one of the people mentioned in this chapter was a DOER.

· By faith Abel offered … sacrifice (vs 4)

· By faith Noah … prepared an ark … (vs 7)

· By faith Abrham … went out (vs 

· Through faith Sarah … conceived (vs 11)

· By faith Isaac blessed … (vs 20)

· By faith Joseph … gave commandment … (vs 22)

· By faith Moses refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing to suffer with the people of God instead of enjoying the pleasurers of sin for a season (vs 24-25)

· By faith the walls of Jericho fell down … (vs 30)

Remember something else James said:

“But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.” – James 1:22

What are YOU going to DO about what you’ve HEARD? What have you been waiting to do? Are there things you know are wrong, but you’ve not yet stepped away like Moses? DO IT! Are there sacrifices you haven’t made for fear of the loss? DO IT! Are there prayers you haven’t prayed and blessings you haven’t given? DO IT! Are there walls in your life you haven’t yet been brave enough to march around with praise in your mouth until victory comes? DO IT!

Today’s the day to preform some CPR on your faith. Take ACTION, and watch it breathe LIFE back into your FAITH!

40 DAYS OF FAITH – Day 3

“But without faith it is impossible to please him …” – Hebrews 11:6

Have you ever noticed this: that behind every direct negative is an implied positive? Think about God’s statement to Cain in Genesis 4:7: “if you do well …”. Even if the Lord had not gone on to say “if you don’t do well,” we can imply that there are consequences to not doing well. In the same way, when Scripture gives us a NEGATIVE, such as in the Scripture above, there is the implication that a POSITIVE exists.

In other words, if it is impossible to please God without faith then we must be able to believe the opposite to be equally true: FAITH PLEASES GOD!

Think about the account in Matthew 8 of the Roman military leader who had a sick servant. He came to Jesus and asked for his servant to be healed. Jesus offered to go with the Roman and heal the servant, but the servant said, “You don’t have to do that. I know how authority works. When I say something, it gets done. Just say it and it’ll happen.” Jesus’ response should really get our attention:

“When Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.” – Matthew 8:10

Notice that word “marveled.” It carried the meaning of amazement. But in the way it is used in the New Testament, it is amazement that the “natural order of things” has been disrupted by something unusual. It is the word that is used to describe people’s reaction to the miracles of Jesus. Now, the tables are turned and it is JESUS WHO IS AMAZED. What amazed Him? One person’s faith.

Why would faith amaze Jesus? Well, consider the question He asked in Luke 18:8 – When I come back, will I find faith in the earth? It’s not that Jesus didn’t know the answer to the question. It was a question that should have shaken up His Disciples. Will anyone even still be trusting Me when I come back?

If you want to please God … use your faith. Use it daily. Use it in ever situation. Use it! Use it! Use it! It pleases God when we do. It’s AMAZING to Him that we would stand against the “natural order of things” and do the supernatural thing by ACTING on what we BELIEVE in total CONFIDENCE in the One who promised.

40 Days of Faith – Day 2

“But the fruit of the Spirit is … faith.” – Galatians 5:22

In just a couple of hours we will gather into the House of the Lord. There will be teaching. There will be prayer. There will be praise and worship. There will be preaching. Above all else, there will be the presence of the Lord. The Almighty and Holy Spirit will be present with the “us” we talked about yesterday – the “us” to whom God has given exceeding great and precious promises.

The “fruit of the Spirit” given in Galatians 5:22-23 could be described as those things which the Spirit of God produces in us. On this list is the word FAITH!

Faith is a fruit (karpos in Greek) which means it is a product, action, or result of the Spirit. Think of that! Faith is the action of the Spirit toward us so faith can be our action toward all things by the Spirit. In other words, God pours faith into us so it can continue to pour out through us.

So, if faith is a fruit of the Spirit, what does that tell us about doubt and unbelief? They are NOT the product of the Spirit, but of the flesh and the devil. But we can overcome this BY THE SPIRIT!

Today will be an opportunity. You may be confronted with doubt and unbelief as soon as you walk through the church door. Your flesh and the devil will tell you to ignore the banner you will pass in the foyer that says “expect great things from God.” You’ll be tempted to believe those voices, but they are NOT of the Spirit. How do we know? Because the fruit of the Spirit is FAITH!

Stand boldly and declare confidently: NO! I will believe God. His Spirit is in me and produces all the faith I need today, tomorrow, and forever!

Do it today and prepare to spend the rest of your life confronting fear with faith … and winning the confrontation by the Spirit that is in you.

40 Days of Faith – Day 1

“Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.” (1 Peter 1:4 KJV)

On this first day I want to establish a foundation for the next 40 days. The promises of God are given to a very specific group called “us.” Consider the text above. The promise of forgiveness of sins is given upon the condition of faith, repentance, and baptism. That is the only promise given to the sinner. Even then, once sin is forgiven, the sinner is a sinner no more.

Every other promise of Scripture is reserved for that group called “us.”

“Exceeding great and precious” are these promises. Magnificent. Marvelous. Wonderous. Bigger than big. That’s the nature of the promises to “us.” By what God has already done, these promises belong to “us.” So, if I’m one of “us,” I have every right to anticipate, expect, believe, accept, and by all means KNOW that these magnificent, marvelous, wonderous, bigger-than-big promises have been given to ME.

Because we have become one of “us” (escaping the corruption that is in the world), God has given “us” promises so we can be “partakers of the divine nature.” But what does this mean?

Well, what is the divine nature? Colossians 2:9-10 gives us the answer:

“For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power.”

The promises of God belong to “us” so that we can bring from the invisibility of eternity the reality of the power of Almighty God in Christ. We are COMPLETE (lacking nothing) in Jesus Christ, and it’s through the promises He has given that we can enjoy that completeness.

So, let us begin these 40 Days of Faith with the assurance of an old chorus:

Every promise in the book is mine,
Every chapter, every verse, every line;
All are blessings of His love divine,
Every promise in the book is mine.