I want you to seize on this one promise, a promise that is as big as you want it to be, a promise that is as good as the character of our God, a promise that is built upon nothing less than the person and work of Our Lord Jesus Christ, a promise that cannot fail. A promise that will undergird you, motivate and inspire you, guide you and grace you for whatever may lie ahead in this life, no matter how great or how small, how difficult or how exciting, this one promise stands as a towering reminder of the promise of God to all His children. That promise is the reason for our practice.
· We should be convicted by this promise (steadfast)
· We should be controlled of this promise (immovable)
· We should be compelled by this promise (always abounding in the work of the Lord)
· We should be convinced by this promise (knowing that)
· We should be comforted by this promise (in the Lord your labor is not in vain)
This is about more than a man who has been to the top of the mountain, but about the One who has been to the heights of heaven, down to the depths of hell, and He can lift us up, and help us to see God Himself. It is about the One who was anointed to proclaim good news to the poor, release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, and liberty to those who are oppressed.
Our hope, our destiny, our dream and our faith is not dependent upon our own power but it is rooted in God’s power. He cannot fail even if we fail. We cannot lose because He cannot lose. I have more than a dream; I have a promise. |
