Keeping Your Word Sets Your Light On A Hill

All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No” Otherwise you will be condemned.
James 5:12

A mortgage is a promise to pay. Break it, and you may lose a house.

A treaty is a promise to protect. Break it, and you may lose an ally.

A wedding vow is a promise to “love, honor and cherish till death do us part.” Break it, and you may lose a partner.

But something else is often lost when promises are broken: the reputation of the promise-maker.

George Müller laments the fact that even Christians are not immune to broken promises and the damage that accompanies them.

WALK WITH GEORGE MÜLLER
“It has often been mentioned to me in various places that fellow believers in business do not attend to the keeping of promises.

“I cannot but entreat all who love our Lord Jesus, and who are engaged in a trade or business, to seek for his sake not to make any promises except those which they absolutely believe they will be able to fulfill.

“They should carefully weigh all the circumstances before making any engagement, for it is even in these little ordinary affairs of life that we may either bring much honor or dishonor to the Lord. And these are the things which every unbeliever takes notice of.

“Surely it ought not to be true that we, who have power with God to obtain by prayer and faith all needful grace, wisdom, and skill, should be bad servants, bad tradesmen, bad masters.”

WALK CLOSER TO GOD
In the pursuit of Christlikeness, don’t overlook the importance of letting your word be your honor.

“The Lord is trustworthy in all he promises and faithful in all he does” (Psalm 145:13). “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever” (Hebrews 13:8). “No matter how many promises God has made, they are ‘Yes’ in Christ” (2 Corinthians 1:20).

Remember, you may have trouble remembering the promises you made. But others will have little trouble remembering the promises you broke.