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Saturday, February 28, 2009
Reliability!
"Don't make a vow using the name of the earth, because the
earth belongs to God. Don't make a vow using the name of
Jerusalem, because that is the city of the great King (God).
And don't even say that your own head is proof that you will
keep your vow. You cannot make one hair on your head become
white or black. Say only 'yes' if you mean yes, and say only
'no' if you mean no. If you must say more than 'yes' or 'no,'
it is from the Evil One (the devil)."
-- Matthew 5:35-37 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Don't break your word! In the Kingdom Family of God, the truth is
insured by our integrity, not by something artificial outside us. We
shouldn't have to swear to insure our word! But Jesus carries it one
step further when he tells us: Don't swear on an oath to guarantee your
word. Let the truthfulness of your speech be the standard mode in which
you live, not something that has to reach out and grab for reliability
in something external.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Almighty and dependable God, I want to be a person of integrity. I want
my words to be true. I want people to be able to trust my word when I
give them my word. Please give me strength and courage to not
exaggerate, lie, break my word, or stretch the truth. As your child,
blessed by the many promises you have kept, I want to bless others by
keeping my word. In Jesus' holy name I pray. Amen.
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