For the last few weeks we have been looking at verses pertaining to the
precious and magnificent promises of God as they are referred to by the
Apostle Peter (2 Peter 1:4). Let's close with a look at promises to the poor
and to seekers. I remind you that there are more promises by far, but I
leave you to ask the Holy Spirit to guide you as you seek them for yourself.

Concerning promises to the poor:
*For divine protection:
"'For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy,
Now I will arise,' says the Lord:
'I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.'" Psalm 12:5
And,
"For He shall stand at the right hand of the poor,
To save him from those who condemn him." Psalm 109:31

*For overshadowing providence (divine care):
"For You have been a strength to the poor,
A strength to the needy in his distress,
A refuge from the storm,
A shade from the heat;
For the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall."
Isaiah 25:4

*For answer to prayer:
"When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none,
And their tongues fail for thirst,
I, the Lord, will hear them;
I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
I will open rivers in desolate heights,
And fountains in the midst of the valleys;
I will make the wilderness a pool of water,
And the dry land springs of water." Isaiah 41:17-18

*For a heavenly inheritance:
"Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world
to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who
love Him?" James 2:5

Promises concerning those who seek:
"But from there ('there' being where God has scattered His people among
foreign peoples because of their disobedience) you will seek the Lord your
God, and you will find Him if you search for Him with all your heart and all
your soul." Deuteronomy 4:29

"If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray
and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from
heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14

This is wisdom speaking:
"I love those who love me,
And those who seek me diligently will find me. Proverbs 8:17

Jesus speaking in Luke 11:9-10,
"And I say to you, ask and it will be given to you, seek, and you will find;
knock, and it will be opened to you.
For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who
knocks it will be opened."

I close with the promise to all the workers in the kingdom (there are other
promises as well):
"Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always
abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain
in the Lord." 1 Corinthians 15:58

"Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling,
And to present you faultless
Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,
To God our Savior,
Who alone is wise,
Be glory and majesty,
Dominion and power,
Both nor and forever.
Amen." Jude Vs 24-25