A Look at Psalm 119:106

Psalm 119:106 “I have taken an oath and confirmed it, that I will follow Your righteous laws.”
 

I have taken an oath. I have made a vow. Those are serious words. Ecclesiastes 5:4-5 gives us some advice in this matter, “When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it. He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow. It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.” David made a vow and then confirmed it. The only way possible to confirm an oath is through obeying it. David followed the righteous laws of God.
 

In Proverbs 20:25 we read, “It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly and only later to consider his vows.” A person is trapped by their own words when they make a vow. A vow is considered a holy act by the Lord. Even if a vow is made without much consideration (rashly), we are bound to it.

Once, I was counseling a young woman who was determined to leave her husband for not a good reason. I said, “What about your wedding vows?” She said, “Those words didn’t mean anything to me.” Whether they meant something or not when she made them, the fact remains she made them in the form of a vow and she is bound to them.
 

Consider the most important vow of your life. You spoke it when you surrendered your life to Jesus. You vowed your life to Him. Philippians 1:6 says, “Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” 

Through your vow, God began a good work in you, and He is not about to leave it unfinished. Our problems begin when we don’t want God to complete the work He has begun in us. His completion comes in the form of the refiner’s fire. When God starts to refine us, we often want out of our vow. God won’t let us go, for He loves us way too much. 

Now let me encourage you to take some time to meditate on this verse; as you do, consider whether or not you can identify with David. Have you made a vow and confirmed it, or is God still working with you?

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