Vows are a big deal to God.
When we make one, God expects us to keep them. When a man makes a vow to the LORD or takes an oath
to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word but must do
everything he said (2).
Vows are serious business
to God. This got me thinking about vows we make to
God.
I thought about the vow
congregations make when someone is baptized in worship: Do we the members of the church, promise to guide and
nurture these new members by word and deed, with love and prayer, encouraging
them to know and follow Jesus Christ and to be faithful members of Christ’s
church? If so say, “I do.”
I thought about the vows we
make when we join a church:
·
To renounce evil and its work in this world
·
To pledge fidelity to Jesus and God’s Word,
and
·
To share faithfully in the worship and work
of this congregation, giving of yourself in every way
Then there are wedding vows made before God, if we are
married, and the list goes on.
This text is driving me to
examine the vows I have made…asking myself if am I faithful to the vows I made
to the Lord.
How about you, are you
faithful to the vows you made?
Lord, God, it
is so easy to speak pledge words fidelity and to vow this and that before You.
You hold us accountable to the words we speak and the vows we
make.
Forgive me
when I have NOT lived up to my vows and even more so, God, may I have the
strength to fulfill my vows made to You.
I pray in
Jesus’ name. Amen
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