21 “If you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay fulfilling it, for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin. 22 But if you refrain from vowing, you will not be guilty of sin. 23 You shall be careful to do what has passed your lips, for you have voluntarily vowed to the Lord your God what you have promised with your mouth. (Deuteronomy 23)
Words of Desperation... Spoken to God when we get ourselves in a bind. We call out to Him and ask Him to do something, and we will... Then He delivers, answers and does what we have requested... and we conveniently forget, fail to do what we have promised, and make ourselves out to be liars. Why is this such a big deal to God? Why is it an easy trap to fall into? It has to do with how we view God and His character. He is truth, and cannot lie. He is faithful to His word and keeps it. He is merciful and is more interested in our crying out to Him than He is our "giving Him something back." What a wonderful God Who is worthy of our sincerity in speech.
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