The meaning of a vow is: : a solemn promise or assertion; specifically : one by which a person is bound to an act, service, or condition (Websters Dictionary)
When we make a vow a declaration of a solem oath we bind ourselves to an act that we are committed to. We need to be very careful of the vows we make, thinking long and hard before we make them but, most especially the vows we make to God.
Many times we make vows in the desperation of a moment and then forget or just never fulfill our part of the vow. Such as: a person with a loved one in the hospital near death, we make a vow to God, if you will just save their life, or if you will only heal them I promise to do such and such. But, most of the time, once God has fulfilled his side of the vow we go on with our lives and forget the vow. But, God doesn't forget it and he's still waiting for us to hold up our end.
Another form of a vow is such as: a marriage vow. When you wed you make a vow to another person promising your love and your life to them as they do to you. In todays society those vows are being broken easier and easier and for the very minutest of reasons. When we get married we vow to be committed to that one person only , or we vow to love them in sickness or in health. But, we see a lot of mariages breaking up now a days because, either one or all the vows made were broken.
As said by Copastor Brenda Mcclintock last night:
When we became a christian , when we gave our hearts and our lives to God it was a vow to God to be his and only his; in essence, *when we said yes to Jesus we said no to all other offers*.
So why do we go back and forth or even yet sometimes we just totally break our vow to Jesus and walk away for what at the time appears to be more interesting or more fun? But, Jesus hasn't walked away, he is still waiting there for us to come back and honor our vow to him. We made a vow therefore we are still committed to fulfill that vow. Will we renig on our vow to Jesus or will be keep our vow?
Be very sure when you make a vow, because it is a very deep and binding commitment.
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