Faith between the Promise and the Performance

Romans 4:20  He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

Romans 4:21  And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

Abraham didn't  give up. There was time that transpired between the promise and the performing of the promise, but that's why we must have faith. What God has promised he will perform, there maybe a pause between the promise and the performance, but God has not forsaken us. 

He promised Abraham a seed...pause.....Abraham's wife Sarah had Issac when Abraham was 100. 25 years after the promise, God fulfilled his word. 

He promised Abraham a land to his seed, for 400 + years his seed was in bondage...hundreds of years didn't stop the promise. 

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Deu 1:8  Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them. 

He promised to redeem men...when the fullness of time was come, God sent forth his son made of a women to fulfill his promise. God in Christ. 

He promised the gift of the Holy Ghost...there was a space of time..then the day of Pentecost and the fulfillment of that promise. 

Whatever promises you have in your life, don't give up on them just because of time. God hasnt forgotten us. His promises are sure. 

We have another promise, that same Jesus is coming back to take his bride home. The church without spot, or blemish. We need not grow weary in well doing, God will fulfill his promise. There has been a pause, there has been space, but God will deliver on his word. Have faith. 

2Pe 3:9  The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 

-Bro. C

Acts 2:38, obey it! 

The Word

Psalm 119:11  Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

Psalm 119:16  I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.

Psalm 119 is a good chapter to read over and over again, no it's a great chapter! It speaks so much of the word and how the writer loves it with his whole heart.This is one of those chapters you can read over and over and still get inspiration from it every time. Well every chapter in the Bible is that way! But here are just a few verses that stuck out to me as I set and read it tonight:

Psalm 119:67  Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.

Sometimes its good for a little affliction to come into our lives to keep us on track, keep us praying and seeking God. Lord if it takes affliction to bring our backsliders back then so be it.


Psalm 119:72  The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.

Cant no wealth, no riches of this world compare to the priceless value of Truth! Buy it for yourself, buy it for the next generation, and don't let go of it. Its far more valuable than anything else.

Psalm 119:104  Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.

The word settles what is and isn't truth. So once I know what truth is I hate every lie that speaks contrary. I hate every false doctrine. Love everybody, but hate every sin. Love everybody, but hate every lie. Love everybody, but hate every false doctrine. If I am going be in love with truth, I must hate lies. See I cannot serve two masters, I am going to love one and hate the other. So I choose to love truth, for its more valuable than anything.

Psalm 119:165  Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.

Preach to me preacher, I wont get offended. Why? Because I love the truth. Because I want to be saved. Because all scripture is given by God's inspiration. And I have great peace and I'm not torn between serving two masters because I have truth, and nothing else could satisfy like truth does. For the word of God has set me free.


Psalm 119:127  Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.
Psalm 119:128  Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way. 


When you love truth, you hate the false way. Enough said. Psalm 119 is a GREAT chapter!

-Bro. C
Acts 2:38, obey it!

Grow Up!

1Co 13:11  When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood  as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became  a man, I put away childish things.  

1Pe 2:2  As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

 A child just does some things a little different than do grown-ups. Something that may not be a part of acceptable behavior for an adult may just be ok for a kid. Why? Cause a kid is a kid, they speak like one ( without little thought of what they are saying and its impact on others), they understand like one (they just don’t comprehend some of the directions they are given in life), and they think as a child ( they believe that the adults can do anything, they think less on the major issues of life and more so on the small things). A infant can be taken in some businesses without their shoes on, but for the adults the sign on the door means just what it says. See kids just get better treatment sometimes and sometimes just seem to be able to slip by with doing something unacceptable. This only last for some time, this only seems to be the way a child could act, and when that child became a man he must put away these actions in order to truly be a man. He is taught how to be a grown-up.  

 Let's make this spiritual, let's compare this to the spiritual realm. Let's make this putting away of childish ways our plan in the spiritual manner. I have seen folks that where in the body of Christ for years but it seemed after all that time they were still on the same level of God, and ultimately this would lead to their spiritual downfall and backsliding. We must put away childish things.

 Its childish to talk about your brother, the one that wants to help you reach the next level, the same one that is praying and fasting for you and your family.

 And I want you to remember that Jesus said except we all become as little children we shall in no likewise enter into the kingdom of God, but he was talking about their acceptance of him and their love for one another and him. But I'm talking about childish actions, actions that are immature and due sometimes to the lack of experience.

  Its childish to kick against the preacher the one trying to preach you and your family and friends the words of eternal life. I have seen adults that have tore their family apart and caused for members of their family to backslide and disrespect the church and its faithful because they got their feet stepped on, well you can see why they got their feet stepped on.

 In the 14^th chapter of Matthew the preacher lost his head, John the Baptist spoke the truth and upset some folks. So John was arrested and we all know ultimately beheaded, but even after they destroyed the preacher, even after they had passed their hate of the minister on to the child, even though the preacher was no more, God’s word was still right. Like it or not God’s word still says that adultery is wrong, God’s word still says that murder is wrong. You can destroy the preacher but not the words nor the God behind that preacher. You can kill the messenger if it's his time, but you can't destroy the message.

 "Oh that preacher don’t know what he’s talking about, that won't ever hurt you, you just wear what you want to wear.” Um… about 10 years down the road it will be just drink what you want to drink, just smoke what you want to smoke. Be with who you want to be with. It’s time we put away childish ways for the sake of ourselves and our children.

 "Oh that man is not to smart." Well I beg to differ with you, I believe the man of God are the most intelligent of men around the world. They have wisdom from above!

 Our world today is a mess,  because man have failed to give ear to God, at first maybe just slightly then as time progressed more and more. We have prisons full of people who once where probably told don’t listen to that preacher, graves filled with people not ready to meet God because they wouldn’t heed to the word of God.

We must put away Childish ways and just Grow up. We can't stay on the bottle too long, we have to leave the milk and grow to a new level, eat a better diet.

Heb 5:12  For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

Heb 5:13  For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

Heb 5:14  But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil