Is This YOUR Year of Promise?

Matthew 16:19 “And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."

To possess your promise means :

-To believe it as your destiny.

-To fulfill God's plan for your life.

-To thrive and to soar.

-To experience a supernatural breakthrough.

-To see increase and blessing.

-To dominate things that once hindered you.

-To subdue communities of darkness that have ruled over your territory.

-To enlarge your boundaries beyond their natural capacity.

Read this promise from God again:

“And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."

-First, God says He will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven.

a. Jesus has held these keys.

Revelation 1:18 "I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death."

b. These keys open the throne room of glory.

Hebrews 4:15, 16 " For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need."

c. These keys open the passageway of assurance.

1 John 5:14, 15 "And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him."

-Secondly, whatsoever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven.

Proverbs 3:3 "Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart..."

Proverbs 6:20-22 " My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee."

Proverbs 7:2, 3 " Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye. Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart."

-Finally, whatsoever you shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

John 11:44 "And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go."

Luke 13:11-13 "And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself. And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God."

Is 2015 your year of promise? It can be, but I believe there are some things that God expects.


(1) He wants to be the first of everything in your life.

Psalms 127:1 “Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; Unless the LORD guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.

(2) You have to see this year as your year of promise. 

Proverbs 29:18 " Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.” 

(3) Your household must be in agreement that this is your year of promise. 

Mark 3:25 "And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 

(4) You must move in faith with anticipation toward this being your year of promise. 

Luke 14:28 "For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it..." 

(5) You must be passionate about receiving your promise in 2015. 

2 Corinthians 1:20 "For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us." 

(6) You must conquer the sin(s) that have kept you from receiving your promise in previous years.

Isaiah 59:1, 2 "Behold, the LORD's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear." 

(7) You must live life in grace and obtain God's favor. 

Proverbs 8:34, 35 "Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favor of the LORD." 

Are you going to pass through 2015 unchanged or are you going to possess the promise God has made to you in the past?

Ephesians 1:10-12 "That in the dispensation of the fullness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ."