Thought for Today
God’s Promises
“You need to persevere,
so that after you have done God’s will,
you will receive what He has promised”
Hebrews 10:36
Perseverance of spirit coupled with our obedience to His will is the linkage to His promises. Often the promises of God are presented to us as ours regardless of our walk. This is a lie of Satan preached from the pulpits of the compromised.
From the very beginning Satan injected the lie into Eve’s perception of God. What is the lie? It is the belief that we can consistently disobey God without any repercussions.
“And the serpent said unto the woman,
Ye shall not surely die…”
Genesis 3:4
So often the gospel is preached without the need for accountability; we can have the promises without the obedience, we can have His Life while living unto ourselves. There is no thought given to the wages of sin or repercussions of worldly living.
We may claim Him as our Shepherd and yet not follow Him. We may claim Him as our Lord without obeying Him. We may call Him our Savior yet hold on to our sins. We may call ourselves disciples and know nothing of the cross.
Doing His Will is the means of receiving His Promises. Obedience is the revelation of our submission to Him. Any other gospel is the abomination of religion.
“And why call ye me, Lord, Lord,
and do not the things which I say?”
Luke 6:46
Brian Troxel
http://www.aword.info
