Good Morning Friends,
“It is a trap for a man to dedicate something
rashly and only later consider his vows.” (Proverbs 20:25)
God expects us to keep our word. When we make
a promise, we should keep it.
James taught, “Above all, my brothers, do not
swear -- not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. Let your ‘Yes’ be yes,
and your ‘No,’ no, or you will be condemned.” (James 5:12)
For a Christian, swearing or signing a contract
shouldn’t be necessary. Our word should be enough to be considered binding.
Because God does expect us to keep our
promises, Solomon’s point in Proverbs is also important. He counsels us to be
careful about the promises we make. We shouldn’t rush to make promises. We
should carefully consider whether the promise we are considering is one that we
are willing to keep.
The sad thing is that in our time Christians
and non-Christians aren’t much different in the way they live. Christians are
as willing to back out on their promises as non-Christians are. Christians look
for loopholes in the contracts they sign, they make promises they never intend
to keep just to get what they want at the moment, they back out of promises
without much of a second thought.
Let’s be among those who start a new trend.
Let’s be people of our word. Don’t make a promise rashly and when you do make
one, keep it.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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