Promises of God

I love what C.S. Lewis writes, "if we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that Our Lord finds our desires, not too strong but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at sea."

The promises of God are staggering indeed. Jesus knew about them because he'd been there. Yancey writes, "Unlike medieval kings who threw coins to the masses (or modern politicians who make promises to the poor just before elections), Jesus had the ability to offer His audience lasting, even eternal rewards.

Jesus came down from heaven knowing that it was worth any misery here on earth. He showed us the way. Those who mourn He says, will be comforted, the meek will inherit the earth, the hungry will be filled, the pure will see God.

Unfortunately most Americans believe; blessed are the happy and strong, or blessed are those who hunger and thirst for a good time, who look out for number one. Most Americans live in the here and now. Believers see it like the old song, 'This world is not my home, I'm just a passin' through..." and are waiting on the promises of God.