John 21:15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.

Now before you reject my thoughts that service is a promise hear me out. The whole premise of service to the Lord is love. The indwelling love of God is a compelling force to fulfill and satisfy that love. Love does not and cannot sit idle within us, it is a compelling force to reach out and touch lives. It is for this very purpose for which we were created and called.

Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

Before ordained, that is the language of promise.

Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

2 Timothy 1:11 Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

1 Corinthians 12:28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

Ephesians 4:11-12, 16 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

Every one of us has a part to perform, whether it be service gifts or power gifts, we are obliged to use those gifts to serve and complete the body of Christ.

Colossians 1:14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

Psalm 130:4 But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

Daniel 9:9 To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;

Ephesians 1:7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

Luke 7:47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.

Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

1 John 2:12 I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.

I could fill a whole book on biblical promises just on forgiveness. If I did two major points might be lost in all those verses. One, God only forgives because of what Jesus Christ did on the Cross. Nothing we have ever done or will do can ever replace or improve on that work. We owe all that to Christ. Two, without forgiveness we all would be stuck in one of two places pride or depression. Neither of those two conditions put us in a place to serve the will of God.

So service seems like the next promise to address. Yes, service is a promise.