You Feed the Promise

“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.” – Hebrews 10:23 Brother Keith Moore, a pastor, shares a memorable story about a cat. We love our own cat—she’s wonderful, and her name is Toast! Imagine a stray cat comes to your door, meowing persistently, but you don’t want a cat. You open the door and say, “Alright, you get out of here, cat, but I’m going to feed you just this one time.” You put out a can of tuna, thinking it’s a one-time thing, but warn the cat not to return. Yet, the next day, the cat is back, meowing again. You open the door this time, you give it tuna and a little milk, feeling bad for the stray. Again, you insist, “This is the last time, but go away.” Before long, the cat is showing up every day, getting fatter,