Obedient Believers

"He staggered not at the promise of G-d through unbelief..." (Romans 4:20). Possibly some of the promises of G-d stagger us. They appear to be too good to be true, but G-d never mocks the human heart. He says what He means and means all He says. Our difficulty is the failure to meet the great promises with a great faith. (Luke 1:45)
A promise is G-d's bond and is intended to set our minds at rest. Trusting G-d's word, then, we need fear no foe or dread any trouble. We are not only saved but safe.
Trusting promises, whether temporal or spiritual, are realized by faith, love and obedience. The promises of grace and glory far outweigh those associated with material things. If we seek to claim a promise for wrong ends, to consume upon our own lust and not for G-d's honor, then we ask amiss and cannot receive the promise. (James 4:3)
Faith and obedience are the two legs a believer walks with. A true believer is a "child of obedience." (1 Peter 1:14) Those who are the L-rd's are not only elected unto obedience
(1 Peter 1:2), their obedience is a condition of promised answers to prayer - "whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, BECAUSE we keep His commandments..." (1 John 3:22).
Claiming a promise, then we must honestly face any condition attached to it and by the grace of Him, who was obedient unto the death of the cross, fulfill the expressed stipulation. If we fail to obey, we fail to obtain.
Promises which strengthen our faith and prompt our obedience also enforce our pleas. We can go with the promise to G-d, firmly depending upon His faithfulness to answer our demands accordingly. A promise is a note under His own hand and He will acknowledge His own handwriting. Thus as we rest in and upon Him, we are assured that He will not be unmindful of His promise.
Promise, prayer and performance cover our advancement in the spiritual life. The promise and performance is the L-rd's but prayer must come from us. Promises are ineffectual and their performance is inoperative if prayer on our part is lacking. (Psalms 119:49)
It is essential; not only to believe and claim promises, but to constantly pray that ours will be the unfailing realization of His promised presence. We must be careful to have a life which there is nothing displeasing to His holy will.
There are promises for every need that are scattered throughout the Bible. Different promises resemble a furnished provision storeroom containing food for all, for every description of ailment, for every variety of need; and at the same time they are a well filled and well assorted medicine chest with means of relief and healing for all kinds of spiritual complaints. The divine promises contain gifts and graces to suit every circumstances of our mortal life.
Full provision has been made for the believer's peace, joy and comfort in this world and in that which is to come. So take the time as Believers to study the scope of G-d's promises, so you would be better equipped to pass them on when praying for one another. Promises should be studied in their original connection, if one desires to experience the utmost spiritual good any of them can yield. The setting around a promise makes it more vivid, just "as a diamond is enhanced in its beauty by an exquisite platinum setting. This also heightens the interest in the jewel as well as in the search for the way whereby on may claim it for one's own."
In studying G-d's promises the difference must be preserved between application and interpretation. In studying, first of all interpretation, not application. After arriving at the interpretation of a promise, we can make any application we like. Most of G-d's promises are to the Jew first, then to the Gentile. We may enjoy life-interests of them but the capital of the promise belongs to the Jew and will be collected by them at the appropriate time.
(Romans 1:16)
G-d describes Himself as the "Holy One of Israel" 32 times and as the "G-d of Israel" 29 times. The original name of the chosen people was first applied to Abraham, the father of the Jewish race, and is the Gentile designation of both Abraham and his descendants. (Gen. 14:13) The first Jew then was a Gentile, Abraham - Father of all who believe - are spoken of as his seed. (Gal. 3:29) Therefore many promises are to the Jew and Gentile both.
There is a National seed - represented in Ishmael;
a Covenant seed - seen in Isaac;
and a Spiritual seed - covering all believers of faith.
The Messianic believer is "a candlestick of witness within Jewry", and when Messiah returns to earth, the Messianic remnant (144,000) will be the means by which He will accomplish the spiritual regeneration of the Jewish people.