HONOURING VOWS, PLEDGES, PROMISES AND COMMITMENTS

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Deuteronomy 23:21-23 (NIV)
“If you make a vow to the Lord your God, do not be slow to pay it, for the Lord your God will certainly demand it of you and you will be guilty of sin. 
 
22 But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty. 
 
23 Whatever your lips utter you must be sure to do, because you made your vow freely to the Lord your God with your own mouth.”
 
Dear people of God, there are many people in today’s world who with ease make vows, pledges and promises but fail to honour it.
 
It is even worse in Church where some people make financial pledges voluntarily but fail to honour it and believe it has no consequence. Look again at today’s lead Holy Bible text and you realize that God demands that we fulfil every vow or pledge made.
 
Take note also that God says it NOT a sin NOT to make a vow before God but once you do, you MUST honour it.
 
Outside Church, many people enter into verbal and written agreements with others but fail to honour it.
 
Many make promises to assist a less privileged person but fail to honour it and forget about keeping their word on the excuse that they don’t have the money or time to do it.
 
There are some who make commitments to others but when they fall out with the person or are angry, still fail to honour such commitments.
 
Verse 23 of Deuteronomy 23 of God’s Word says whatever your lips utter you must be sure to do. Take note that this does not apply only to vows or pledges made before God but every promise or commitment made to your fellow humans.
 
Employers of labour especially in Africa and particularly Nigeria give written agreements (offer letters) to their staff but fail to honour their obligations when the time comes to do so.
 
Employees make a promise of allegiance to their employers but fail to honour it and cut corners believing there are no consequences.
 
In the political sphere, politicians make many promises to the electorates prior to entering office but fail to honour it when they take charge of governance of their nation.
 
At home, parents make promises to their children but fail to honour it. Children also make promises to their parents but fail to honour it.
 
Husbands make pledges and promises to their wives but fail to honour and vice versa for their wives.
 
Let me remind you once again about the seriousness before God of uttering any word at all, and indeed uttering words of promise to another person and failing to honour your commitment.
 
Majority of people have this erroneous believe that makes them classify sin into big sin or small sin and so trivialize the need to honour their commitments whether verbal or written.
 
When you fail to honour your commitments, you have lied to the other party and God’s Word says unequivocally in Revelation 21:8 that ALL LIARS will go to HELL when they depart this world.
 
To give an excuse that you were only joking even makes it worse because it does not exonerate you as a liar who cannot honour commitments.
 
Dear friend, there are things you have said in the past as a commitment (financial or otherwise) to someone, a group of people, your spouse, your kids, your boss, your subordinate, your employees, your colleagues, your neighbour, your church, your pastor, your congregation, your employer, your electorates, your parents, your relative, your client, your fiancé, your fiancée, anyone whosoever.
 
If you are yet to honour such commitment, do so immediately without delay before it is too late. If you are unable to do so immediately, reach out to the person(s) and reschedule or give a proper reason why you are unable to honour that commitment.
 
Ask God in prayer to remind you of all such failed commitments and to help you resolve them and pay attention as the Spirit of God reminds you as a born-again Christian.
 
Don’t ever make the mistake of leaving commitments unresolved because heaven has a record of it against you and be sure it would send you to an eternal damnation as a liar.
 
As you read this, don’t think this message is only for Christians because though it is warning born-again Christians to always honour every commitment, it applies to every other human being on this planet whether a Christian or not.
 
However, even if a non-Christian has a habit of honouring all commitments, he or she must become a born-again Christian before he or she can enter heaven because God’s Word says so in John 3:3.
 
Jesus’ coming for His children in the Rapture is imminent. Are you His child or are you born again? Are you ready for Him?
 
Come to Jesus Christ the Word of God today and now, for tomorrow or later may be too late for you.
 
May the good Lord bless you as you heed His Word today, act on it and share with others in Jesus’ Most Holy Name, Amen.
 
Gabriel Ama.

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