SCRIPTURE
But the people answered Joshua saying, "No, we are determined to serve the Lord!" "You are accountable for this decision," Joshua said. "You have chosen to serve the Lord." "Yes," they replied, "we are accountable."
Joshua 24:21-22
OBSERVATION
As Joshua is giving a farewell speech, he exhorts the people to serve exclusively the Lord and challenges them to chose God above anything else. The people responded positively, but emotionally. They were determined to serve the Lord and accepted all the terms of the covenant with God. However, they did not realize that they could not remain faithful to God. Soon after, the people went after the worship of idols and forgot their part of the contract. They over-promised, but under-delivered.
APPLICATION
Over-promising and making impulsive vows may sound very spiritual. We find amazement in the passionate claims that some people make when expressing their desires. We clap and we set high hopes on them. But their promises were impetuous. They have no ability to fulfill them. So they disappoint us when they cannot deliver. They had good intentions, but they could not bring the results. Rash vows are one o the anchors that the enemy uses to bring guilt in our lives. So let's not give the enemy more opportunities to bring us down. Let's under-promise and then over-deliver.
PRAYER
Dear heavenly Father, please forgive me for all the impulsiveness and hasty expressions of good intentions tat I have made. I have failed you so many times! I wanted to set a bar so high that I cannot even see it anymore. Let me bring my goals into a level that can be accomplished. Let me make promises that I will be able to fulfill. Help me to over-deliver in every single commitment that I make before You and before men. Amen!
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