5 Powerful Promises God Wants to Fulfill in Your Life

I want to share five things God desires to do for YOU! You see, it is God’s heart to do great things for you, if you will only allow Him to.

We can see all five of these things in Psalm 91. It is one of my favorite passages in the entire Bible and has been a source of comfort and a rescue to my life repeatedly over the years.

I start almost every day with this precious Psalm, meditating upon the things the Lord is doing and will do for me as I put my trust in Him. As you begin to see the goodness of God, your faith will soar, and you will receive your needs abundantly supplied.

Let’s start with verses 1-3 from the Amplified Classic translation:

HE WHO dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty [Whose power no foe can withstand].

I will say of the Lord, He is my Refuge and my Fortress, my God; on Him I lean and rely, and in Him I [confidently] trust!  

For [then] He will deliver you.  Ps 91:1-3

We can see that the promises in Psalm 91 are conditional. One of these conditions is that the promises are for those who DWELL in the secret place of the Most High. Dwelling in the secret place means to spend daily time doing spiritual things, such as reading our Bibles, talking to God, and being sensitive to His presence.

The five promises we are going to study today could be called the “I Will’s” of God. They are specifically found in verses 14-16.

Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;

I will set him on high, because he has known My name.

He shall call upon 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. Psalm 91:14-16

It is helpful to understand the meaning of the phrase “I will” in the original languages. A leading Greek and Hebrew scholar taught that these languages contain idioms for which there is no exact expression in English. For instance, in John 14:13:

And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

The translators used the words “I will” because that is the strongest assertion you can make in the English language. However, here is what it literally says in the Greek:

If you will ask anything in My Name, if I don’t have it, I’ll make it for you!

God will make it for you!! And thank God, He can!

Let’s begin looking at each of the five “I Will’s” in this passage from Psalm 91.

1.   I will deliver him.

Our God is a delivering God. He told Abraham and his descendants that they would be sojourners in a foreign land for 400 years, but He also promised, “I will bring them out with a strong hand.” God doesn’t forget His promises. He raised up Moses and brought them out. And He’s still the same delivering God today.

According to Acts 10:38,

God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.

Satan is the oppressor. Jesus is still the Deliverer!

2.   I will set him on high, because he has known My name.

The Amplified Classic translation draws this out more clearly.

…because he knows and understands My name [has a personal knowledge of My mercy, love, and kindness—trusts and relies on Me, knowing I will never forsake him, no, never.  Ps 91:14

Personally knowing the attributes of God will help us to do the right thing no matter how much pressure is on us to do the wrong thing. We know that if we act honorably, God will honor us. Others may try to malign your reputation or lie about you. But God will see to it that you are vindicated. He will promote you and set you on high.

3.   He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him.

Psalm 91:15 tells us God will answer us when we pray. God is a prayer-answering God. We see Him answer prayer continually throughout the Bible. The New Testament echoes this:

Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.  1 John 5:14-15 NKJV

I keep a prayer journal every year where I record my petitions. When I reach this place in Psalm 91:15, I go to that journal and thank God for all the things I’ve asked Him for. He is faithful to provide everything you ask for if it’s according to His will.

4.   I will be with him in trouble (and I will deliver him).

Many are the afflictions of the righteous,

But the Lord delivers him out of them all.  Ps 34:19 NKJV

The Lord never promised us we wouldn’t have trouble in this life. In fact, He warned us that we would have trouble in this world, and especially because we are His children. However, He also promised us that no matter how much trouble we have, He will always be with us. If we trust Him, He will deliver us from it.

In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer [take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted]! For I have overcome the world. [I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you.]  John 16:33 AMPC

5.   I will satisfy him with long life.

Psalm 91:16 is referring to length of days on earth. We see long life in the Old Testament, where many of the patriarchs lived well beyond 100 years. Long life is tied to our obedience.

My son, do not forget my law,

But let your heart keep my commands;

For length of days and long life

And peace they will add to you. Prov 3:1-2 NKJV

So often people want to rebel against God’s ways and plan, thinking that somehow they know better than God. But He knows best! That’s why obeying God always pays rich dividends! I have seen it repeatedly throughout my life.

The New Testament also promises long life as a result of honor and obedience:

Honor (esteem and value as precious) your father and your mother—this is the first commandment with a promise.  [Ex 20:12.]

That all may be well with you and that you may live long on the earth.  Eph 6:2-3 AMPC

As you dwell in the secret place of the Most High and trust Him, God will make His promises good in your life in these five areas.

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