My Promise to GodMy Promise to God

I promise to know…I promise to know…

We need to know God betterWe need to know God better– Not simply to know Not simply to know aboutabout Him Him– We ought to crave what he offers (Matt. 5:6)We ought to crave what he offers (Matt. 5:6)

We need to have assurance of our We need to have assurance of our salvationsalvation– Psalm 23 – Psalm 23 – ““…I will fear no evil……I will fear no evil…””– 2 Cor. 5:1 – 2 Cor. 5:1 – ““… we have a building from God… we have a building from God””– Can we sing Can we sing ““Blessed Assurance?Blessed Assurance?””

I promise to glow…I promise to glow…

Luke 8:16 – Luke 8:16 – ““No one lights a lamp and No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basketputs it under a basket””

On the contrary, we are to shine like On the contrary, we are to shine like ““stars in the universestars in the universe”” (Phil. 2:15) (Phil. 2:15)

We glow like the moonWe glow like the moon We glow like the sunWe glow like the sun It may be that our fire needs to be lit!It may be that our fire needs to be lit!

I promise to show…I promise to show…

Luke 17:14 – Luke 17:14 – ““Show yourselves to Show yourselves to the priestthe priest””

Psm. 92:1-2 – Psm. 92:1-2 – ““It is good…to show It is good…to show forth your lovingkindness”forth your lovingkindness”

We need to be able give evidence We need to be able give evidence about our hope (1 Pet. 3:15).about our hope (1 Pet. 3:15).

I promise to grow…I promise to grow…

2 Thess. 1:13 – we give thanks 2 Thess. 1:13 – we give thanks because:because:– ““your faith is greatly enlargedyour faith is greatly enlarged””– ““your love grows ever greateryour love grows ever greater””

2 Pet. 3:18 - …2 Pet. 3:18 - …””grow in the grace grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and and knowledge of our Lord and Savior…Savior…””

How? Like babies do! (1 Pet. 2:2)How? Like babies do! (1 Pet. 2:2)

I promise to go…I promise to go…

Matt. 28:19 – Jesus sent his apostles Matt. 28:19 – Jesus sent his apostles to all nationsto all nations

Some of us need to accept that Some of us need to accept that assignmentassignment

However, our mission need not be However, our mission need not be distantdistant– Mk. 5:19 – Mk. 5:19 – ““go home to your people…go home to your people…””– John 4:39 – John 4:39 – ““he told me everything…he told me everything…””

My promiseMy promiseto Godto God