Ecclesiastes 5:4-5 When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it, for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed. Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
It makes sense: Why make a promise and not keep it, especially to God, when we know he does not condone that type of behaviour? I guess though, when we need something badly, we make all sorts of promises without thinking of the consequences, until it comes time to pay up, then we try to wiggle out. But God has no time for people who lack integrity, whose heart isn’t attuned to Him. It’s certainly better not to make promises, than make them and fail to keep them. And although the Bit talks about vows with God, it also pertains to dealings with each other. In days past, a vow, promise, contract, whatever, was usually sealed with a simple handshake, and you would try your very best not to break it, because your integrity and level of trust would suffer. Today however, things like trust and integrity seem irrelevant. People make and break promises without considering the effects on themselves or others. Very few people will now accept a handshake as a binding agreement, although the lengthy contracts drawn up by lawyers now, are still broken with impunity, creating more work and wealth for lawyers in the courts. Friends, that is not how J.C wants us to live. His philosophy is one of trust, integrity, and caring. Remember, He is faithful that promised, and that’s the way He wants us to live. So let’s see if we can’t get back to when a promise was a promise nuh, and our word was as good as gold. Much LOVE…with Lots of Integrity.
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