The commitment !

Thursday March 18, 2021

The commitment !

Proverbs 20:25 - It is a trap for a man to take a sacred covenant lightly, and to only think about it after making a vow.

Our verse of the day of course refers to a practice of the Old Covenant. Ecclesiastes adds : "It is better for you not to make a vow, than to make one and not fulfill it" (Ecclesiastes 5: 5). However, my point is in this direction, because if this Word concerns the Old Covenant, it remains the Word of God and should find an application in our life.

If you interview many of God's servants, they will tell you that it is becoming more and more difficult to find people who are faithful to their commitments. Our time is already proving that the word given no longer has much value. To use a little "chastened" language, we could say : "No one cares and says anything !". So obviously the consequences are less dramatic than under the Old Alliance, but this kind of behavior is not without consequences.

Paul, in his prophetic end-time vision, already proclaims that people will be disloyal (2 Timothy 3: 3). Jesus gave importance to the word given by saying : "Let your yes be yes !” (Matthew 5.37). We need to let ourselves be challenged by this fact : "When I contract a commitment with my lips, I create a debt". This debt will not be covered until I have fulfilled the words of my commitment.

So, of course, you have to think twice before making a commitment, but you should also know that the Master's reward will go to those who have been faithful in little (Matthew 25:21). Also consider that any vain word, that is to say without foundation, thoughtless, could be a source of condemnation (Matthew 12.36 and 37).

Beloved, the Kingdom does not need talkers, fine talkers, big empty statements; it needs mature men and women who honor their commitments, reliable people who can be trusted and who will do their yes, no matter what !

Good reflection.

Source (Ezekiel 37 Ministry)