Do You Mean It?
In Matthew 8:19-20, Jesus is having a brief conversation with a scribe:
19 Then a certain scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”
20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”
Be careful my beloved friends and family, brothers and sisters in Christ. The love we have for our Lord Christ Jesus can allow us to make vows to God feeling that we have to in order for Him to love us back. Remember, He loved us first and will always love us. When we make a vow to God, we must keep it. We cannot turn away from a vow or covenant with God. When we tell God we are going to do something, He expects us to do it. If we change our mind, it will break His heart. That is why when the scribe told Jesus he will follow Him where ever He goes, Jesus basically asked him in a statement, are you willing to go through what I will be going through. It is beautiful to make vows to God because we love Him, but don’t make them if they will later become a burden.