Promise Keeper

Hebrews 10:23, “Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; for he is faithful that promised.”

Hello again! Today we want to remind ourselves that a promise is a promise! Everyone wants to be able to keep promises. If we keep even the least of the promises we give to others, we are rewarded tenfold!  I find that in today’s society I want to be like a child and say, “Do you pinky promise”? They seem to understand that their finger with a touch of love provides a stronger assurance. W.E. Vine says that a promise is, “A gift graciously bestowed, not a pledge secured by negotiation.” Are you a promise keeper? The internet and dictionary say it is a declaration that one will do or refrain from doing; something that is specified. You notice neither has faith in the outcome due to the part about refraining from doing! How can you be a promise keeper, or make your word be truth, without delivering on that pledge?  I believe it should be an expressed assurance on which expectation is to be based! God is our promise keeper. He proved it throughout time and He proves it daily for each of us. If we trust and respect His ability to provide promises, we grow in faith. When your behavior is consistent it allows others to build faith in your promises. Can we take today and be a promise keeper, whether a simple childlike word or a definite volunteering of our time?! Proverbs 25:11, “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.” Believe in the promise keeper and when you place a promise and keep it great things will come!

Scriptures:

Read: Ecclesiastes 5:2, Colossians 3:16, James 1:22, 1 John 2:5, 1 John 3:18, Romans 4:19-21, Hebrews 10:23, 1 John 2:25, Matthew 21:21-22

Prayer:

Father, thank you for all your promises that are spoken in your word. Thank you for keeping those promises and giving us true newness of life when we turn our lives over to you. Strengthen us in every day to uphold our promises to you and others. Provide in us a humble trusting heart. Amen.