Friday! 

Proverbs!

It is a trap 

for anyone to dedicate something rashly 

and later to reconsider his vows.

Proverbs 20:25 CSB

It's a trap to change your mind?

It's about "dedicating" something, and then walking back on that decision. 

The word here is "qodesh".

To set apart

Sacred.

Holy 

This word is used in reference to things, to places, and to people.

I can get caught up in the excitement of a conference or a concert (do you remember when we did those things?) & commit things to God that I simply couldn't deliver when the excitement faded.

Our God often seems to want us to move nearer to Him in small steps.

Because the rash vow is more about me than it is about God. 

The rash vow says that my heart has been captured by something.

The excitement of the moment, the desire to make a big statement, to seem important, to make an impression...

What's the opposite to rash?

Considered.

Purposeful.

Intentional.

And in those words we see Jesus. He still did the massive thing of atoning for my sin, but there was nothing rash. 

He was purposeful in his commitment.

And what was he setting apart, making holy?

It wasn't himself, but us.

And he will never walk back on that, never walk back on us.

On you.

#setapart

#madeholy

#dearlyloved