God Is Faithful to His Word
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“God Is Faithful to His Word” 07/29/18
“God Is Faithful to His Word” 07/29/18
We’ve probably experienced times in our lives when we were tempted to give up. The task may have seemed too difficult, we felt unable to keep going, there didn’t seem to be any answer to the problem. Think back over those times. Now remember that you did make it, you’re still here. Somehow you accomplished the task, you found the strength, an answer came. Maybe not in the way you thought originally, but you made it. That was God getting you through those dark times.
Fredrick Nolan, serving God in N. Africa in the midst of terrible persecution. Christians were running for their lives and Nolan was fleeing on foot. Exhausted he stopped to catch his breath and saw a small cave, went in to await his enemies locating him, inevitably killing him. As he sat, he saw a small spider weaving a web across the mouth of that cave, eventually the web covered the entire mouth! He sat fascinated as the persecutors arrived. They saw the cave, marched toward it, saw the web and said, “he couldn’t be in there!” They left and he escaped! Later, he said, “With God, a spider web is like a wall and without God, a wall is like a spider web!”
The Scripture passage for today is:
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
The writer of Hebrews is addressing believers who are experiencing persecution and pressure to give up their faith and return to Judaism. They are going through difficult times. He encourages them not to give in and give up.
The writer of Hebrews is addressing believers who are experiencing persecution and pressure to give up their faith and return to Judaism. They are going through difficult times. He encourages them not to give in and give up.
Hold on
Hold on
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God never promised that the way would be easy. One of the things we are called to develop is perseverance
You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
The hope
The hope
The hope
It is the confident expectation of something good. It is not a theoretical knowledge about a promised future salvation but a function of a living faith. It is not a feeling. In Hebrews the term “hope” always describes the objective content of hope.
Not in ourselves
Not in other people
Not in science, or education, or possessions
Salvation and the promise of eternal life
Jesus’ return
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
On one end, we have to hold on to that hope. On the other end, an anchor is only helpful if it’s attached firmly to something. The only thing that is firm enough to hold is the faithfulness of God’s word.
On one end, we have to hold on to that hope. On the other end, an anchor is only helpful if it’s attached firmly to something. The only thing that is firm enough to hold is the faithfulness of God’s word.
The faithfulness of God
The faithfulness of God
Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands.
Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands.
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful to all his promises and loving toward all he has made.
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful to all his promises and loving toward all he has made.
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The Lord is faithful to all his promises and loving toward all he has made.
Abraham – years before Isaac was born
Abraham – years before Isaac was born
Joshua
“Now I am about to go the way of all the earth. You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the Lord your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed.
“Now I am about to go the way of all the earth. You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the Lord your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed.
“Now I am about to go the way of all the earth. You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the Lord your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed.
David – was years, in hiding in the wilderness, before he became king
David – was years, in hiding in the wilderness, before he became king
Here are just a few of those promises for us:
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.
But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.
But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
Our calling, what the writer of Hebrews is saying to us, is to hold on. When we can not see how to solve our problems – hold on. When we do not have the strength to keep going – hold on. When all seems dark around us – hold on. As Winston Church said, “Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in, except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”
Our calling, what the writer of Hebrews is saying to us, is to hold on. When we can not see how to solve our problems – hold on. When we do not have the strength to keep going – hold on. When all seems dark around us – hold on. As Winston Church said, “Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in, except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”