June 9th
"Golden promises."
Before Jesus sent out the disciples to take the message of the gospel to all nations, he assured them of his promise to send the Holy Spirit. That promise motivated them to continue with one accord in prayer ( Acts 1:14 ). God's promises are provided to stir us and inspire us to pray. Those precious promises, there are hundreds throughout the Bible, show us things God has purposed and wants us to ask for, just as he wanted his disciples to ask for the Holy Spirit so they would have power for ministry. These golden promises teach us about how to pray, and they build our faith.
[Jesus told them,] "Now I will send the Holy Spirit, just as my Father promised. But stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power from heaven."
Luke 24:49
Though the Bible be crowded with golden promises from board to board, yet they will be inoperative until we turn them into prayer.
F. B. Meyer
Heaven
