HOW DOES GOD KEEP HIS PROMISES?

Sunday, January 14, 2007

Haddon Robinson is a great preacher. In his sermon, How Does God Keep His Promises? he gives three ways in which God keeps his promises:

SOMETIMES GOD MIRACULOUSLY INTERVENES.
*In this model, God reaches down and takes us out of a difficult situation, or takes the situation away.
*For example, note God’s rescue of Israel as they found themselves trapped by the Red Sea.

SOMETIMES GOD INTERACTS WITH HIS PEOPLE.
*God reaches down and empowers us to make a difference.
*For example, God used Moses to deliver the people of Israel from bondage.

SOMETIMES GOD DOES SOMETHING INSIDE US.
*For example, Paul prayed to be delivered from his thorn in the flesh, but instead God gave him grace to endure the thorn.

Isaiah (Isaiah 40:31) got it right when, in order, he spoke of flying, running, and then walking. Sometimes God helps us fly above circumstance; other times to run, and other times just to walk and not faint.
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