Promises Promises

Luke 6:38 - "Give and it shall be given unto you..."

God's promises are a thrilling part of scripture. They are so wonderful that Peter describes them as "exceeding, great and precious promises" in II Peter 1:4. Since they are so wonderful, why is it that we so seldom trust in these promises? I heard a story years ago that illustrates this very well. It seems that a new pastor had moved into the area and was visiting all of the members of his Church. He had come to visit one of the shut ins, who was a Godly woman of some years. As he arrived, she asked if he would like some coffee, to which he accepted. While she was in the kitchen, he began to thumb through her worn old Bible. Quickly, he notice notations throughout that read T&P. When she came back, he asked the meaning of these strange notes in the margins of her Bible. With a broad smile she said, "If you notice, they are beside the promises of God, and the T&P simply stands for tried and proven". Over the years, she had learned that if God made her a promise, He was going to keep it. So, as the needs arised and God showed her a promise, she would put her trust in that promise and watch God go to work. We began with such a promise. It is usually associated with money, but the principal applies to anything. If you give your time to God, He will bless and you will have more time. If you give your talents to God, He will bless those talents. By the way, it is amazing how many times God reveals a promise to us, just before we need it to trust in. But, we have to get into the Word of God to find them. I want to encourage you to search out these exceeding great and precious promises and watch God go to work.