Numbers 30:2. “If a man vow a vow unto the Lord, or swear an oath to bind his souls with a bond: he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.”
YOUR WORD. “Clothes don’t make the man,” nor the kind of car that he drives. Neither does the job he has, nor the address of the home where he lives. What really counts on the bottom line is, can this man be trusted; Do his deeds and the actions match the promises he has openly quoted.
When a vow is made to men, this is no frivolous matter. God Himself has heard the words, so this is not just idle chatter. To make a vow and keep it, is proof of a person’s worth. When it comes to the word of a Christian, it is evidence of his faith.
To voluntarily promise to God, that which you are free to give; Can be a gift most precious, evidence that the life you live Is for God, and so you promise, that which estimates the price; And the freewill offering you bring expresses your evaluation of Christ.
Whether it is the vows to God of thanksgiving or of prayer; Or the oaths forming a legal bond with one whose life you share. These vows are to be kept completely, as the words of a solemn pledge. It is sin to avoid the promise made, or from the words of the vows to hedge.
The words of a vows are binding, the same as the signature of the man. It is not a matter of keeping the vow, only if you can. Breaking a vow is a broken trust and a broken relationship too. When I make the vow I have stated, the terms of all that I do.
A broken promise today, is as serious as in days in the past. The handshake, the words, and the promises are always expected to last. So whether the vows of God are on you, as you daily serve your Lord; Or your vows are made to people, you are expected to keep your word.
“O Holy God, I recognize the seriousness of making promises and not keeping them. There is this weakness within that sometimes tries to back away from the vows of God that are on me. Give me the moral strength to fulfill all the commitments I have made to Thee and to others. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”