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When we marry, we promise to love, honor, cherish, in sickness and in health, until death parts us. Those of us who have served in the Armed Forces took an oath that we would defend the United States, the Constitution, and the President of the United States from all enemies, foreign and domestic. Integrity is something we as Christians should hold dear. Yet too many of us fall short in this area. Integrity is sorely lacking with many people today.
In divorce, we fail to honor our promise to easily. Christian marriages end in divorce these days, just as often as those of non-Christians. There are Christians who spend frivolously with credit, buying things they don’t need, then they file for bankruptcy with no intention of paying their debts. All of us have sworn, have promised to do things, to help our neighbors, and then failed in doing that which we have vowed. We enter into contracts with no intention of following through
James tells us to do something radical, showing the utmost of integrity.
“Do not swear by heaven and earth, or by any oath. Let your yes be yes and your no be no, so that you will not fall under condemnation.” James 5:12
James is telling us as Christians, “Have integrity.” In fact you should have so much integrity that when you say yes people can depend on you. If you say you will be there to help a friend move on Saturday, be there. Don’t make promises you do not intend to keep. When we fail to keep our promises this ruins our credibility with others. But more so, as Christians, our failure to honor our promises, our oaths, our failure to do what we say we will do, brings dishonor to Christ.
Consider your words. Pay attention to what you say. Do not take what you say too lightly. If you commit yourself to doing anything consider it a promise you must keep. For in doing these things, you bring honor to Christ.
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