Some days it feels like the whole world is talking at once.

Your phone talks. The news talks. People talk. Your own thoughts talk. And if we are not careful, we can spend our whole day reacting, and never actually living.

Jesus had a moment like this in a house full of good intentions.

In Luke 10:38–42, Martha is doing real work. Honorable work. Hospitality. But Jesus says, Martha, Martha, you are anxious and bothered about so many things, but only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion.…

In the Oxford dictionary, a promise is defined as a declaration or assurance that one will do a particular thing or that a particular thing will happen. Promises come in all shapes and sizes. Some are small and given flippantly while others hold extreme seriousness and value. One tarnish that stems from our sin nature is how often we break promises, not only to others but to our selves. But what is a promise in the eyes of God? 

Hebrews‬ ‭6:11-13‬ ‭gives powerful insight to what a promise means to God…