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“Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.” Gen 15:6
Confronted with a promise, are you more likely to…
a) Doubt it so that you don’t become dependent on the promise coming true?
b) Hope it does come true but keep doing what you would have done anyway?
c) Explore the confidence you have in the one who makes the promise so you know how much weight to give to the promise?
d) Decide if the promise is significant enough to put your full effort in hoping that it will come true?
I’m kind of a “c” type person myself, but I have met large numbers of type “a” and “b” personalities. I admit I have met very few type “d” personalities. I think it would be very hard to live in complete trust and abandon toward any promise or hoped for result. The thing is, that whatever our initial response to a promise, coming to the point of believing it really does have power to impact our lives. In fact, coming to believe a promise can have a profound effect on when, how and if it will come true at all.
Really, it seems that so few things in our lives have enough certainty about them that it must be a near impossibility to live without any measure of faith. But I think the real question is how faith and trust and hope can be nurtured in our lives, in our families and in our important relationships.
When it comes to the promises of God, it may be even more important for us to engage the question of faith and the nature of our faith lives; for when God’s promises do come true, those who have trusted in them stand the best chance of knowing the deepest and fullest blessings of all.
Where are you in moving toward trust, belief and significant hope when it comes to the promises of God in Jesus Christ?
Pastor Mitch