I PROMISE

Want create site? Find Free WordPress Themes and plugins.As I read this passage I realised that many people talk and make promises but do not keep them. Many of you say and you only realised this now. But let me ask you this when have you made a promise to a friend and have not kept it, and you knew you would not keep, Or when have you Said God I promise ……… Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. 1 John 3:1 Jesus spoke about a young man who did something similar. The boy’s dad asked him to do some work in the vineyard. The son said, “I will, sir” (Matt. 21:30). But he was all talk and no action. As we read this parable we see this that “Buds and blossoms are not fruit.” The buds and blossoms of our words, which breed anticipation of what we might do, are empty without the fruit of our follow-through. Jesus’ main application was to religious leaders who spoke of obedience yet refused to follow through with repentance. But the words apply to us as well. It is in following God “with actions and in truth” (1 John 3:18)—not in making empty promises—that we honor our Lord and Savior. Our actions in obeying God show Him more love, honor, and praise than any empty words we might say to try to appear good. So my dear friends we expect God to fulfil His portion of His word but can you keep your promises you made to Him. Let’s pray, Dear Father, help me to follow through on my promises to You and to all who depend on me. Especially help me to do Your will and not just talk about it. In the precious … Continue reading I PROMISE