Waiting for God’s promises to come true tests faith like nothing else. He promised provision, but your bank account is empty. He promised healing, but the symptoms persist. He promised a future and a hope, but you’re still stuck in the same situation years later. The delay feels endless, and doubt creeps in: Did you hear God wrong? Did you disqualify yourself somehow? Do His promises actually come true, or are they just beautiful words that don’t translate to real life?
But Scripture is filled with promises that came true after agonizing delays. Abraham waited 25 years for Isaac. Joseph endured 13 years between dream and fulfillment. Moses spent 40 years in preparation. Hannah wept year after year before Samuel was born. Yet every promise God made eventually came to pass. Not one word failed. The delays weren’t denials; they were preparation for promises that would come exactly when God intended, not when His people preferred.
These verses reveal that God’s promises are absolutely certain, that He cannot lie, and that delays don’t mean He’s forgotten. His word never returns void, His purposes always succeed, and what He has spoken will come to pass regardless of how long you have to wait.
Bible Verses About God’s Promises Coming True
1. Joshua 21:45 – Not One of All the Lord’s Good Promises Failed
Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.
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2. Numbers 23:19 – God Is Not a Man, That He Should Lie
God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?
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3. 2 Corinthians 1:20 – For No Matter How Many Promises God Has Made
For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God.
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4. Hebrews 10:23 – He Who Promised Is Faithful
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
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5. 1 Kings 8:56 – Not One Word Has Failed
Praise be to the Lord, who has given rest to his people Israel just as he promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises he gave through his servant Moses.
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6. Isaiah 55:11 – My Word Will Not Return to Me Empty
So is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
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7. Titus 1:2 – God, Who Does Not Lie, Promised
In the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time.
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8. Hebrews 6:18 – It Is Impossible for God to Lie
God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged.
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9. 2 Peter 3:9 – The Lord Is Not Slow in Keeping His Promise
The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
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10. Romans 4:21 – Being Fully Persuaded That God Had Power
Being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.
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11. Psalm 145:13 – The Lord Is Trustworthy in All He Promises
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The Lord is trustworthy in all he promises and faithful in all he does.
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12. 1 Thessalonians 5:24 – The One Who Calls You Is Faithful
The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.
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13. Hebrews 6:15 – After Waiting Patiently, Abraham Received What Was Promised
And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.
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14. Luke 1:37 – For No Word From God Will Ever Fail
For no word from God will ever fail.
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15. Genesis 21:1-2 – The Lord Did for Sarah What He Had Promised
Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised. Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him.
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16. Philippians 1:6 – He Who Began a Good Work Will Carry It On
Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
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17. Jeremiah 1:12 – I Am Watching to See That My Word Is Fulfilled
The Lord said to me, “You have seen correctly, for I am watching to see that my word is fulfilled.”
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18. Acts 7:17 – As the Time Drew Near for God to Fulfill His Promise
As the time drew near for God to fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt had greatly increased.
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19. Habakkuk 2:3 – It Will Certainly Come and Will Not Delay
For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.
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20. Joshua 23:14 – You Know With All Your Heart That Not One Has Failed
Now I am about to go the way of all the earth. You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the Lord your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed.
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21. Psalm 119:89-90 – Your Word Stands Firm in the Heavens
Your word, Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens. Your faithfulness continues through all generations; you established the earth, and it endures.
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22. Romans 15:8 – Christ Has Become a Servant to Confirm the Promises
For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews on behalf of God’s truth, so that the promises made to the patriarchs might be confirmed.
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23. 2 Samuel 7:28 – You Have Promised These Good Things
Sovereign Lord, you are God! Your covenant is trustworthy, and you have promised these good things to your servant.
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24. Isaiah 46:11 – What I Have Said, That I Will Bring About
From the east I summon a bird of prey; from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose. What I have said, that I will bring about; what I have planned, that I will do.
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25. Galatians 3:14 – By Faith We Might Receive the Promise
He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
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26. Hebrews 6:12 – Through Faith and Patience Inherit What Has Been Promised
We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
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27. Acts 13:23 – From This Man’s Descendants God Has Brought to Israel the Savior
From this man’s descendants God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as he promised.
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28. 1 John 2:25 – This Is What He Promised Us
And this is what he promised us—eternal life.
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29. Psalm 77:8 – Has His Promise Failed for All Time?
Has his unfailing love vanished forever? Has his promise failed for all time?
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30. Romans 9:9 – At the Appointed Time I Will Return
For this was how the promise was stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.”
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31. Ezekiel 12:25 – What I Say Will Be Fulfilled
But I the Lord will speak what I will, and it shall be fulfilled without delay. For in your days, you rebellious people, I will fulfill whatever I say, declares the Sovereign Lord.
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32. 2 Peter 1:4 – He Has Given Us His Very Great and Precious Promises
Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
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33. Acts 26:6-7 – It Is Because of My Hope in What God Has Promised
And now it is because of my hope in what God has promised our ancestors that I am on trial today. This is the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. King Agrippa, it is because of this hope that these Jews are accusing me.
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34. Hebrews 11:11 – Because She Considered Him Faithful
And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered him faithful who had made the promise.
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35. Luke 1:45 – Blessed Is She Who Has Believed
Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!
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Our Thoughts On What the Bible Says About God’s Promises Coming True
God’s promises always come true, but rarely on our preferred timeline. Abraham had the promise of a son but waited 25 years. That quarter-century must have felt like God forgot, like the promise died. Yet at the appointed time, exactly when God intended, Isaac was born. The delay wasn’t God being slow; it was God’s perfect timing that Abraham couldn’t see from his limited perspective. What looks like a delay from earth is precision timing from heaven.
The certainty of God’s promises is rooted in His character. It’s impossible for God to lie. He’s not human that He should change His mind. What He has spoken, He will bring to pass. Not one word of all His good promises has ever failed. That track record matters when you’re waiting for your specific promise to materialize. The same God who kept every promise to Israel, who fulfilled every prophecy about Jesus, who never once failed to do what He said, is the God who made promises to you.
Faith and patience are both required to inherit promises. Abraham received what was promised after waiting patiently. Impatience often causes people to abandon promises right before a breakthrough. The promise has an appointed time, and though it lingers, it will certainly come. Your job isn’t to figure out how or when; it’s to keep believing that He who promised is faithful. Hold unswervingly to hope because the One who made the promise cannot lie and will not fail.
Say This Prayer
Heavenly Father, I’m struggling to keep believing Your promises. The wait has been so long, and I can’t see any evidence that what You promised is coming. Doubt whispers that I heard You wrong, that I disqualified myself, or that Your promises don’t actually come true in real life. I desperately need faith to keep believing.
Remind me that not one of Your good promises has ever failed. Help me to trust that You’re not slow in keeping Your promises, but working on a timeline I can’t see. Strengthen my confidence that You cannot lie, that Your word never returns void, and that what You’ve spoken will absolutely come to pass.
Give me the faith and patience to inherit what You’ve promised. Keep me from abandoning hope right before the breakthrough. Help me to be fully persuaded that You have the power to do what You’ve promised, even when circumstances scream the opposite.
Let me imitate those who, through faith and patience, have inherited promises. Remind me of Abraham, Sarah, Joseph, Hannah, and countless others who waited years but eventually saw every promise fulfilled. Be watching over Your word to fulfill it in my life at the appointed time.
In Jesus’ faithful Name, Amen.