1 CORINTHIANS 2:9
But as it is written: " Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him."
THE BLESSINGS THAT GOD HAS PROMISED TO THOSE WHO LOVE HIM
OUTLINE
1. PARDON AND PROTECTION
2. PROMOTION
3. PROSPERITY
4. PEACE
5. PROFIT
6. PRIVILEGE
7. PRIZE
THE MESSAGE
THE BLESSINGS THAT GOD HAS PROMISED TO THOSE WHO LOVE HIM
1. PARDON AND PROTECTION
The Lord has promised to show mercy to those who love Him and forgive their sins and iniquities . He will keep His covenant and protect them and deliver them from their enemies.
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DEUTERONOMY 7:9
"Therefore know that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments;
DEUTERONOMY 5:10
but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
EXODUS 20:6
but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
HEBREWS 8:10-12
This is the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, 'Know the Lord,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest.
For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more."
PSALMS 103:8-12
The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever;
he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him;
as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
LUKE 1:67-75
His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
"Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them.
He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David
(as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),
salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us--
to show mercy to our ancestors and to remember his holy covenant,
the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
to rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and to enable us to serve him without fear
in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
PSALM 145:20
The LORD watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.
PSALM 31:23
Love the LORD, all his faithful people! The LORD preserves those who are true to him, but the proud he pays back in full.
DEUTERONOMY 11:22-25
If you carefully observe all these commands I am giving you to follow--to love the LORD your God, to walk in obedience to him and to hold fast to him--
then the LORD will drive out all these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations larger and stronger than you.
Every place where you set your foot will be yours: Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Mediterranean Sea.
No one will be able to stand against you. The LORD your God, as he promised you, will put the terror and fear of you on the whole land, wherever you go.
2. PROMOTION
The Lord has promised to honour and exalt those who love him. When we humble ourselves and submit ourselves to the Lord , He will exalt us in due time.
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PSALMS 91:14-16
"Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation."
GENESIS 22:16-18
and said, "I swear by myself, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,
I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies,
and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me."
1 PETER 5:6
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.
LUKE 18:14
"I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted."
MATTHEW 20:20-28
Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him.
"What is it you want?" he asked. She said, "Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom."
"You don't know what you are asking," Jesus said to them. "Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?" "We can," they answered.
Jesus said to them, "You will indeed drink from my cup, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father."
When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers.
Jesus called them together and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them.
Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
and whoever wants to be first must be your slave--
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
3. PROSPERITY
The Lord has promised to prosper those who love Him. He will bless the work of their hands and meet all their needs.
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DEUTERONOMY 11:13-15
So if you faithfully obey the commands I am giving you today--to love the LORD your God and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul--
then I will send rain on your land in its season, both autumn and spring rains, so that you may gather in your grain, new wine and olive oil.
I will provide grass in the fields for your cattle, and you will eat and be satisfied.
4. PEACE
The Lord has promised to grant peace and tranquility to those who love Him. They need not live in fear and torment but live in peace and serenity.
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1 JOHN 4:18
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
PSALMS 119:165
Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.
ISAIAH 26:3
You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
5.PROFIT
The Lord has promised to make everything work for the profit and benefit of those who love Him. He will take control of their lives and make even the evil done to them to turn into good.
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ROMANS 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
GENESIS 50:28
You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.
JEREMIAH 29:11-13
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
6. PRIVILEGE
The Lord has promised to give the privilege of serving Him to those who love Him. He wants us to serve Him with a heart of true love towards Him.
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JOHN 21:15-17
When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?" "Yes, Lord," he said, "you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Feed my lambs."
Again Jesus said, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" He answered, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Take care of my sheep."
The third time he said to him, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, "Do you love me?" He said, "Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Feed my sheep.
REVELATION 2:1-4
"To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.
I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false.
You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary.
Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.
7 .PRIZE
The Lord has promised a great eternal reward and prize to those who love Him. Everything that we have done for the Lord and endured for His sake will bring us a great eternal inheritance in the kingdom of God.
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2 TIMOTHY 4:8
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day--and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.
JAMES 1:12
Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.
JAMES 2:5
Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?
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