Make vows to the LORD your God and fulfill them; let all the neighboring lands bring gifts to the One to be feared. Psalm 76:11 It is easy for a person to make a vow to God or to another person. Promises are made all the time. Yet, the fulfillment of many of those vows... Continue Reading →
Psalm 50:14-15 Three Things God Wants
Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High, and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me. Psalm 50:14-15 The psalmist, Asaph, started out this psalm pointing out that God does not really need all the animal sacrifices because He already owns... Continue Reading →
1 Samuel 2:3 Deeds Are Weighed
"Do not keep talking so proudly or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by him deeds are weighed." 1 Samuel 2:3 Hannah was getting older and had no children. She cried out to God in desperation for a son and God heard her prayers. She vowed... Continue Reading →
Deuteronomy 23:23 Fulfill Your Promises
Whatever your lips utter you must be sure to do, because you made your vow freely to the LORD your God with your own mouth. Deuteronomy 23:23 Moses brings up a good point about vows or promises. He tells the people that no matter what they promised God, they must do it. They were not forced to... Continue Reading →
Deuteronomy 5:28-29 More Than Just Words
The LORD heard you when you spoke to me, and the LORD said to me, "I have heard what this people said to you. Everything they said was good. Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their... Continue Reading →
