Looking Forward: Promises, Promises
Psalm 15:1, 4 Lord, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill? Those who despise flagrant sinners, honor the faithful followers of the Lord, and keep their oaths even when it hurts.
__________ = to give one’s sacred, unbreakable promise as testimony that one will faithfully keep one’s word to do or not to do a certain thing, which is spoken to another person or to God.
“The motivation to get through tough times is the hope of reward that waits at the end of the persevered journey.”
Matthew 5:33-37 “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but keep your oaths you made to the Lord.’ But I tell you, Do not swear at all; either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; or by earth, for it is God’s footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’, and your ‘No’ be ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the devil.” – Jesus
There is one _____________ that God desires you to keep; the _____________ to love Him above _______________ and to love others as you love yourself.
Matthew 22:37-40 “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the law and the prophets hang on these two commandments.” – Jesus