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December 7, 2025

Dec 7, 2025 “God’s Promise”(Hebrews 6:13-20)

God's Promise

Hebrews 6:13-20

What does it mean when God swears on Himself? No one is greater than God, so God could only swear on Himself.

Hebrews 6:13 ESV

[13] For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself,

With God, we know that when God makes a promise, it is 100% going to happen. No one else boast this. However, this asks the promise, "What did God promise?"

Hebrews 6:19-20 ESV

[19] We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, [20] where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

We know that we have salvation because of what Jesus had done. We have an “anchor for our souls” and that is talking about salvation. But what do we need to do for salvation?

John 3:16 ESV

[16] “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

We need to believe in Jesus. This means living in faith every day. We need to keep our habits of faith, rest in God's faith and confess our sins. It also means sometimes to do nothing and wait for God to act and accept His will. We need to run back to God when we fail like Abraham.

Hebrews 6:13-15 ESV

[13] For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, [14] saying, “Surely I will bless you and multiply you.” [15] And thus Abraham, having patiently waited, obtained the promise.

Abraham had faith in God. Yes, Abraham made mistakes and did some terrible things to his family and tried to help God in disastrous ways. Because Abraham believed God and had faith in God's promises, he could endure. God fulfilled His promises to Abraham despite mistakes Abraham made.

Being a witness measure showing that God is real. That means living a righteous life. That means waiting for God and being faithful even though the world shows something different to God's promises.

Yet, we need to remember that the God who promised to Abraham is the same God who promises to us. God requires us one thing. To believe what God has promised, He will keep it.

Our story does not rest on our strength. It is kept by God's promises!

August 17, 2025

Aug 17, 2025 “Rooted in God, Not in the World”(Ezekiel 17:1-10)

Ezekiel 17:1-10 New International Version

Two Eagles and a Vine

17 The word of the Lord came to me:

²“Son of man, set forth an allegory and tell it to the Israelites as a parable.

³Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: A great eagle with powerful wings, long feathers and full plumage of varied colors came to Lebanon. Taking hold of the top of a cedar,

⁴he broke off its topmost shoot and carried it away to a land of merchants, where he planted it in a city of traders.

⁵“‘He took one of the seedlings of the land and put it in fertile soil. He planted it like a willow by abundant water,

⁶and it sprouted and became a low, spreading vine. Its branches turned toward him, but its roots remained under it. So it became a vine and produced branches and put out leafy boughs.

⁷“‘But there was another great eagle with powerful wings and full plumage. The vine now sent out its roots toward him from the plot where it was planted and stretched out its branches to him for water.

⁸It had been planted in good soil by abundant water so that it would produce branches, bear fruit and become a splendid vine.’

⁹“Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Will it thrive? Will it not be uprooted and stripped of its fruit so that it withers? All its new growth will wither. It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it up by the roots.

¹⁰It has been planted, but will it thrive? Will it not wither completely when the east wind strikes it—wither away in the plot where it grew?’”