From Journey Church
Your Vow is Important. (Ecclesiastes 5:4-6, NKJV; Deuteronomy 23:21-23, ESV)What happened to Ananias is a picture of the importance and danger of making a commitment or vow and then breaking it before God. (Acts 5:1-11, ESV) Breaking vows can be forgiven, but there will be consequences.
It is better not to make a vow before God than to make one and break it. To make a marriage hard to break up, we have to understand the vow or commitment you’re making is not only between you and your mate, but you and God. (Ephesians 5:25, KJV; Genesis 2:24, KJV; Mark 10:9, KJV; Ephesians 5:31-33, NKJV)
Your Vow is Priority.
Our priorities determine: our blessings, direction, and our destiny. God’s Word makes it clear, God first and people second. (Matthew 22:37-39, NKJV) God is your One and your spouse is your two.
“I promise God will be my first priority and my spouse will be my second.”
Confusion in marriages comes from wrong priorities. It’s when these priorities are out of order that we have disorder. If you are not married, make a commitment to seek the One while preparing for your two. (Ephesians 5:31, NKJV) Don’t allow your kids, parents, friends, or hobbies take the place of God or the place of your mate.
Breaking Your Vows is Dangerous. (Haggai 1:6-7, NKJV)
When we don’t keep our priorities right and when we break our vows, it brings Insecurity, Instability, and wrong possibilities called Jealousy. There is such a thing as legitimate jealousy. God is a jealous God. (Exodus 34:14, Webster’s Bible)
Any time we put anything ahead of God, called an idol, He is legitimately and righteously jealous. An idol is looking to anything other than Jesus to meet our every physical, emotional, and spiritual need. (Exodus 20:4-6, NKJV) Dangers of not keeping your priorities and vows is jealousy and the result it brings. (Haggai 1:6-7, NKJV)
Inequity; You are inviting punishment or mischief into your life and the life of your family and children. Sometimes what we call problems, misfortunes, or repeated failures are results of breaking vows and putting idols before God. (Exodus 34:14, Webster’s Bible)
If You Break a Vow, it can be Forgiven. (2 Samuel 12:13-14; 2 Samuel 12:10, NKJV; 2 Samuel 13:28-29; 2 Samuel 18:14-15; 1 Kings 2:24-25)
There is only one sin that can’t be forgiven. (Matthew 12:31, NKJV) If we have broken a vow against God, the first thing to do is confess it and ask for forgiveness. (1 John 1:9, NKJV) Ask the person you hurt to forgive you.
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