A Promise made, and a Promise Kept
How are you at keeping your promises? If we want to be known as trustworthy people, we must keep our promises. David knew this truth, so after he became the king over Israel, he kept his covenant or promise which he made with Saul's son Jonathan years before. They had promised to look after the other person's children, if one of them should die. David made a search and found Jonathan's son, Mephibosheth. He brought him to the king's palace and promised to give him all of the fields of Saul for his servants to work and to have him eat at his table the rest of his life, just like one of his sons. (II Samuel 9:7) What a blessing to the crippled son of David's best friend Jonathan, and what a way to show David's trustworthy loyalty!
When we say something, people should be able to count on what we say. If we make a covenant or a promise, we should honor it completely. That includes paying our debts and other financial obligations. We are to live by the truth, speak the truth, and uphold the truth. If we fail to do what we have promised, our promise, in effect, was a lie. I know that there could be some instances where we can't fulfill a promise, but that should be the exception, not the rule. This is very important for parents who make promises to their children and spouses who make commitments to each other. Jesus fulfilled all of His promises, and we are to be like Jesus. I pray that all of us will be faithful promise keepers all of our lives.
Tomorrow, I intend to read I Samuel 10-12.
When we say something, people should be able to count on what we say. If we make a covenant or a promise, we should honor it completely. That includes paying our debts and other financial obligations. We are to live by the truth, speak the truth, and uphold the truth. If we fail to do what we have promised, our promise, in effect, was a lie. I know that there could be some instances where we can't fulfill a promise, but that should be the exception, not the rule. This is very important for parents who make promises to their children and spouses who make commitments to each other. Jesus fulfilled all of His promises, and we are to be like Jesus. I pray that all of us will be faithful promise keepers all of our lives.
Tomorrow, I intend to read I Samuel 10-12.