Looking to Jesus - Hebrews 11:29-12:2

The nature of ‘promise’ is that it points to something that is yet to be fulfilled. Promise holds within it commitment or intent. It says that there is more to come. In salvation history, there is a sense in which successive generations inherit the promise to those who have gone before. As a result they have opportunity to live more fully in what God has progressively revealed. When Jesus came, lived, died and was raised again, this represented the fullest revelation of the grace of God. Self-giving love is the heart of God’s promise/intent for us. All before Jesus hope for him. All since refer back to him. Our call is to follow him!