Deuteronomy 23:21-22
“ When you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay to pay it, for it would be sin in you, and the Lord your God will surely require it of you. However, if you refrain from vowing, it would not be sin in you.
Note what God teaches and rewards in regard to vows. Vows are important to God. God takes them very seriously. If we vow God wants us to keep the vow we vowed. We can't back away from the vow once it is uttered. However, it IS NOT sin to NOT vow. God is not asking us to say or commit to something that is not in our hearts. The story in Acts 5 of Annanis an Sapharia teaches us the same thing. God didn't discipline them because they kept back part of the sale of their land. He killed them because they vowed more than they gave. They didn't have to give anything to God from the sale of their land. But, once they vowed that what they gave was the entire price of the sale and withheld some, they broke God's truth. The failed to give what they vowed. If you vow give it to God. If you don't have it in your heart, don't vow. Vows are important to God.
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