Today in our Facing the GIANTS – Let’s Get Personal post, I want us to think about this issue of promise keeping. God made numerous covenants or promises in the Bible and He has kept every single one of them. The Abrahamic Covenant, Noahic Covenant, Mosaic Covenant, Davidic Covenant, and the Messianic Covenant. God kept these promises…..even when it was not convenient or easy.
Your ability and willingness to keep the promises you make are part of the legacy that you leave for the generations that come behind you. Do you have a history of keeping your promises to others? I recognize that sometimes extenuating circumstances occur that makes it impossible to fulfill a promise. Think about it.
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If you commit to a project, do you see it through to completion?
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If you promise to keep a secret, do you guard that secret?
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If you promised (covenanted) to love your spouse through better or worse, sickness or health, in good times and in bad, whether you feel love for them or not, do you stick with them?
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If you promise to pay a bill/debt, do you pay that debt as promised?
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If you promise to do something with a friend, do you keep that promise even when something more fun or interesting comes along?
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If you accept a job, do you do the job your employer hired you to do?
Promise keeping is not easy, nor is it always convenient.
The cross was neither easy nor convenient for Jesus,
yet He kept His promise to provide salvation for God’s precious human creation.
Do you keep your promises? Always?
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God never gets in a tizzy, has a panic attack or feels out of control. Never! I am at the Internet Cafe’ Ministry Counter this week mulling this over. Click here to stop by!
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