(James 5:12 NKJV) But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your “Yes,” be “Yes,” and your “No,” “No,” lest you fall into judgment.
As I was doing some things around the house this evening I was pondering on some things that were bothering me a little bit. I ran these things through my mind over and over again, trying to make sense of them.
To be honest with you, I was never able to make sense of it. I find this happening a lot when it comes to trying to figure out why human beings do some of the things that they do. Some of these things can be very hurtful, whether it is intentional or not.
The thing that I’m referring to here is when people say they’re going to do something, but they never bother to follow through. I’m sure we’ve all had people tell us that they’re going to do something for us and then it never happens.
I’ve had this happen with both, Christians and non-Christians. Coming from unbelievers, I can maybe understand it a little, tiny bit better. But when it comes to children of God, our word should mean something.
James tells us to let our “yes be yes” and our “no be no”. Quite simply put, if we say something, we need to mean what we say and then we need to put action behind our words and follow through. Otherwise, our words are empty and meaningless.
Take some time today and think back. Ask God if maybe you’ve told someone that you were going to do something for them, but have forgotten to follow through. And then, let’s make these things right. You’ll never know how much it might mean to someone.
More importantly, it will honor God and bring glory to Him!
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-377-5400
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