The Promise Keeper

Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and provided redemption for His people. He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David, just as He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets of old: salvation from our enemies and from the clutches of those who hate us. – Luke 1:68-71 HCSB

Many people will make promises to us. In fact, there’s an organization of men who actually call themselves the “Promise Keepers” but who are just as liable to sin as the rest of us.
There is One who has a tremendous track record when it comes to promises. He made the following promises concerning the Messiah:

· the time of His coming;
· great persons would visit Him;
· would be zealous for the Lord's House;
· would be called the Christ (Messiah or Anointed);
· would confronted by adversaries in the Garden;
· would be betrayed by a familiar friend;
· acquaintances would flee;
· would suffer outside the Camp;
· would be stripped before the stares of men;
· they would gamble for His garments;
· would be lifted up on a cross;
· Satanic power would bruise the Redeemer's heel;
· they would pierce His hands and feet;
· would suffer agony on Calvary;
· would be forsaken because of sins of others;
· they would taunt Him by saying "He trusted in God, let Him deliver Him";
· would thirst;
· would be given vinegar;
· would say "Into thy hands I commit my spirit";
· would die of a broken (ruptured) heart;
· there would be darkness upon Calvary;
· not one of His bones would be broken;
· would not only be crucified but resurrected;
· would not see corruption;
· would endure humiliation and then see exaltation;
· and literally hundreds of other predictions…

Considering El Berith’s track record, shouldn’t we believe Him when He says His Son will be returning and that on that day there will be an accounting? Should we not live lives marked by that hope and fear?