"If a man vow a vow unto the Lord, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth." Numbers 30:2. Last night in our youth group service, our youth pastor continued his teaching on "sacrificial giving", making and keeping your vow. I was so blessed by the message because it really made me think about the vows that I have made to people in my life and to the Lord. I think about vow that I made to my daughter when I was a single-mom and it was just me and her. I promised her that I would do my best to make a better life for us, so we wouldn't have to continue to struggle. Promising her that I will would be a better mom, marry a good man and she would not be without a father. I will never forget the day that, when she was 3 years old and I took her by the hand to comfort her from being upset that her dad had broken his promise, his vow to come and see her. ...
"For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God's gift - 9 not from works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are HIS workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time for us to do." Ephesians 2:8-10