Ecclesiastes
5:4-7
Making
Vows to God
-
5:4
When you make a vow to God, do not delay
in fulfilling it.
He has no
pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow.
5
It is better not to vow than to make a vow
and not fulfill it.
6
Do not let your mouth lead you into sin.
And do not protest to the temple
messenger, "My vow was a mistake."
Why should God be
angry at what you say and destroy the work
of your hands?
7
Much dreaming and many words are
meaningless.
- Therefore
stand in awe of God.
This
is the Word of the Lord ... It is meant to
change the way that we think, and the way
that we live.
Commentary
by Bob
Pardue
What did You
Promise God Today?
In the Jewish
community vows were taken very seriously.
The dictionary
describes a vow as ...
"An earnest promise
to perform a specified act or behave in a
certain manner, especially a solemn
promise to live and act in accordance with
the rules of a religious order: take the
vows of a nun."
When the Israelites
made vows, they were expected to keep them
so Solomon warns about making empty
promises to God.
Better not to make a
vow than to make one and not be able to
keep it. It's even better to make a vow
and follow through.
Don't make vows to
God that you know you cannot keep.
God will bless a
kept promise if it is in His
will.
Love in
Christ
- Bob
If you have never made
the commitment to receive the love and
life-changing experience of Jesus Christ,
please take a moment to go
here and
take the first
steps to
salvation.
Bob
Pardue is a
member of First
Baptist Church
in Lancaster, SC. He is ordained from Rich
Hill Baptist in Lancaster.
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