Lately it seems as though every time I turn on the TV I am hearing promises.
In only seven minutes a day, you are guaranteed to lose 25 pounds in just six weeks…
What I think when I hear them.
It never fails. When I hear these ads, I am amazed at their claims. I am amazed at their boldness. I am amazed at how companies can market a product so brazenly when the whole world knows (or should know) that most of their claims are false.
I have always been cautious. I never want to promise something that I cannot fulfill. I am cautious to say that we will see this result or that result because in reality I know that it is all up to God.
If a life is to be changed, God must do it. If a soul is delivered from hell, God must do it.
The thing that bothers me the most I guess, is the fact that what we are doing is REAL, while much of what they are doing doesn’t live up to the hype (and they are padding their pockets).
The promise you can count on.
I cannot promise that your life will be changed if you give to our ministry.
I cannot even promise that everyone will listen to our message.
But I can promise a few things.
I can promise that we are preaching the gospel.
I can promise that we are doing our best to help those who come to us in need.
I can promise that we are personally invested in all we do and we are not asking anyone to do what we haven’t been doing ourselves for years.
Lastly, I can promise that our investments in these Heavenly things are know and seen by our Father in Heaven!
To sum it all up.
Here’s what I’m going to do. Every time I hear these crazy promises on the TV and am tempted to be completely irritated, I’m just going to meditate on some real promises.
Question: What TV promises aggravate you? (I didn’t even mention the flashy televangelists)