Today’s Daily Lesson comes from Numbers chapter 30 verses 1 and 2:
1Then Moses said to the heads of the tribes of the Israelites: This is what the LORD has commanded. 2When a man makes a vow to the LORD, or swears an oath to bind himself by a pledge, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.
In ancient Israel vows were extremely important and to be taken very seriously. Any promise made to or before the LORD in the solemn act of a vow was absolutely binding.
Later, Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount said a person’s word ought to be his or her bond even if they don’t make a solemn vow. A yes ought to be a yes and a no ought to be a no — regardless.
So how are we living out our promises? Have we done what we said we would do before God and each other? Is our word our bond? Can our pledges, and our promises and our yeses be counted on? Or are our yeses really nos, or maybes, or we’ll sees, if nothing more exciting comes along . . .
NOTE: We’re reading the whole Bible this year. Monday’s Lesson will be from Numbers chapters 31 through 36.
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