The pages of the Old and the New Testament are punctuated with promises – all sorts of promises: God’s offer of life and meaning to us. The New Testament is especially packed with promises – many of those promises from Jesus Himself. Listen to Him:
“Because I live you will live also. I will never leave you nor forsake you. I am come that…. Come unto me all of you that labor and are heavy-laden and I will give you rest…You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit is come upon you.”
One of the most fantastic promises of Jesus is in our Scripture lesson, John 14:12. Listen again to that text:
“I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in Me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.”
Isn’t that a breathtaking promise? If t…