Promises, Promises

[Men and Vows]
[30:1] Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the people of Israel, saying, “This is what the LORD has commanded. [2] If a man vows 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.
(Numbers 30:1-2 ESV)

What does it mean to take a vow? What does it mean to take a vow in front of the Lord? Ecclesiastes 5:5 says that "It is better to not make a vow than to make a vow and break it." The word, "vow" has lost its meaning over the years. Especially in our culture and maybe even more in the Christian culture. Why would we need to keep a vow? We have grace that saves us. We do not need vows with grace because grace is our insurance. Not saying that we all directly think that, but it is definitely something that is in the back of our minds. It all makes more sense than it seems. It is okay, people will forgive us. We do not need to keep our promises. Way too often things come up or we just do not feel like keeping our promises. It was just a few words that we said or we never technically promised it. This verse is specifically speaking of wedding vows which is something that our nation and world in general has thrown out. With divorce being an option, we do not need to keep those vows that we promised in the first place. Vows that are made in the Lord's presence under the Lord's Word are more than words being spoken. So much more than that. They are a promise to God. A covenant with God that his Word will not be misused or broken. And we are so quick to do that way too often. How pathetic we truly are. We cannot just stick to our Word. We cannot just stick to our promises? Vow…a word that we need to come back to the true meeting.