Time for the Promises

December 15

We profess our belief in Jesus. Most people who have heard of Him affirm that He was ‘a good man.’ They believe He exemplified principles of interaction between men that, if they were to be followed, would allow peace to reign upon the earth.

Some attest that He was a prophet, a man sent by God to lay the groundwork for the purposes of the Most High to be fulfilled. We who call ourselves Christians, we who are born again, take belief a step further. We acknowledge that Jesus is the righteous Son of our Holy God—the One who sacrificed Himself to redeem mankind from sin.

So, if we believe in Him, if we are ‘people of the Book,’ people of faith in the unique Man among men, why don’t we see more evidence of the work He said we would do if we believe? In Mark 9:23, Jesus Himself uttered these words of power, “…Everything is possible to the one who believes.” To one degree or another, most people believe in Him.

Even if we eliminate people on the periphery of faith, what about those of us who have embraced Him as Savior and Lord, as God incarnate? Why don’t we see the fruit of His remarkable promise? Can it be that we are so content with the trappings of time that we haven’t the time to tap into the promises that are ours?