Daily Huddle - Thu Jan 16, 2020 The Purpose Of Promise

Love you all, praying for you. 
 
One thing I love about God – He never does anything without purpose.  If nothing else just to demonstrate His love for us.  Even His promise has purpose.  God challenged me recently  Psalms 119:38 – Fulfill your promise to your servant so that you may be feared.  Every promise He has ever spoken – He has kept.  He keeps every promise.  He is not like man that He should lie.  Whatever God says will come to pass.  Either it has already – or it will surely happen – as sure as the sun will rise in the morning and set at night.  But even more sure than that!  Matthew 24:35 - “Heaven and earth will pass away – but my words will never pass away.  The sun one day will stop setting, but His Words will never - not come true.  This is the doing of the One who created the heavens and earth – who answers to no-one, who speaks and does whatever He chooses.  Whatever He promised will surely come to pass.  He is fully and completely trustworthy.  But even His promises have a purpose.  So that You may be feared.  It’s funny how I've always viewed His promises in terms of how they affect me – and what they can do for me.  But that’s not the purpose of His promises.  It’s not for my increased comfort, or ease, or reputation – it’s not to make me look better or feel better.  He fulfills His promises – so that He may be feared - so every eye will see Him for who He is – Sovereign LORD and Merciful Savior - the Hope of the world.  So it really challenged me.  Do I want to see His promises come to pass for my benefit – or for His glory?  Of course we benefit from His promises – they are a blessing! He loves us with an everlasting love… But if my desire is His glory – then I don’t have to wait for His promises to come to pass - I can bring Him glory right now, in the believing and the waiting – in the seeking and the serving and the obeying.  Serving is a great thing to do - when waiting on His promises - but Serving in His Name, His story, His schedule… His will – His timing.  When my giving is at His direction – He gets the glory.  Whether He tells me to give time, honor, or money – if directed by Him – His Name increases through me – He gets the glory.  If directed by me, I might miss His will or miss His best.  It’s not my giving that makes an impact, it’s my obeying.  Psalms 115:1 - Not to us O LORD, but to Your Name be the glory because of your love and faithfulness.  If God puts something on your heart, It might be for you or someone else, it might be to say, or it might be to pray, it might be for now, or it might be for later.  God’s Will in His Timing – produces more fruit, more joy, more blessing, and more honor – it’s How His Name is made Great – It’s how He is feared.  Praying that you will know His will – That PiVAT before dinner is your habit.  Praying that you will know His heart – that PRISM all day is your habit.  Praying that you will overcome in every Daily Call Testimony – and praying that as you look forward to His promise – you seek the impact on others – more than the benefit to you.  Praise God – we don’t have to wait for His promises to come to pass.  If for many to fear Him is the purpose of His promise – we can bring Him glory right now – before the promise has come to pass.  It’s already done – what He said is already finished – He’s outside of time – so time is just catching up to His Word – which is already set, already completed in Heaven.  Praying that your obedience today – will bring a new song.  Psalms 40:3 – He has put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God; many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.  When you trust - you obey and when you obey – He keeps giving you songs.  Praying that you’ll praise Him for His promises which are fully guaranteed - He will fulfill every promise and every purpose!  Praying that you will live in the obedience that brings joy – that brings you a new song.  So many will see and fear and put their trust in Him. 
 
Love you all,
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