When you make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfill it. He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow. It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it. Do not let your mouth lead you into sin. And do not protest to the temple messenger, “My vow was a mistake.” Why should God be angry at what you say and destroy the work of your hands? Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore fear God. Ecclesiastes 5:4-7

It’s a poem day! I felt inspired to jot down these words in response to our pastor’s sermon about fearing God, as in respecting God and taking our commitment to Him seriously. I took it to heart…because Jesus took US to heart!

Another influencer of this poem is a study of the book of Amos in my Sunday morning class. It has impressed me how easy it is to take for granted what God has done for us. He deserves all respect and praise! Will we continually give it to Him? Will we honor our commitment to Him because we fear and respect and appreciate HIm?

Will We?

God planned a way, our souls to save. He vowed it from the start

To sacrifice His only Son to clean our sinful hearts

In order for His plan to work, obedience was due

The Lord and Son gave up His life to rescue me and you

He could have come down from the cross, to live without the pain

Instead He let Himself be used, to give all for our gain

What’s our commitment to the Lord? What promise we will make?

Do we avow all praise to Him for our souls needy sake?

And will we every day, anew, desire to serve Him well?

Appreciate the cleansing that we got from Mercy’s well?

Will we chase His will for us or strike out on our own?

Will we fear Him, King of Kings, our Savior on the throne?

Confident we tend to be of all that we’ve achieved

But only God deserves that praise. We must not be deceived.

A question lurks. An answer’s due, to keep us in the Way.

Will we submit our selfish will for fear of Him each day?

Will We?

God is so good, y’all! I am “preaching to myself” in this poem and praising God at the same time. He deserves the very best commitment I/we can give, which means we fear Him, desire Him more each day. Taking Him for granted at times is human. We like to think we are in control, but God allows what He allows for His purposes. We serve a great God!

With love from the Father to you, have a great day! He loves you so much!

Tina