Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered outside the gate. Therefore, let us go forth to him outside the camp, bearing his reproach. For we have no continuing city here, but we seek one to come.
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Many years ago, one of my students told me of this wise adage that she had heard: "A promise made is a debt unpaid." This is a true saying. If a righteous person has told someone he will do anything, he will not neglect nor forget to do it. He will keep his word, unless of course, God prevents it.
People learn to trust God by learning to trust His saints. If they can trust us, they can believe that they can trust our God. This is why it is true that "A promise made is a debt unpaid." We owe it to Jesus to keep our word to others, the way Jesus always keeps his word to us.
To that wise adage, I added this: "A promise kept is a paid-up debt." If you have done what you told someone you would do, you have been like Jesus to that person, and you have made it a little more likely that he will believe in Christ. You have paid part of your debt that you owe Jesus when you fulfill a promise to someone on earth.
For Jesus' sake, and for the sake of others, do what you say you will do. If you say, but do not, then you are not only a debtor to Christ but you have also made yourself a debtor to the person that you have disappointed, and God will not be pleased with you until you repent and pay what you owe.