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Today is Friday February 26, 2010 and we are reading through the Bible in a year. Today's message comes from the reading of the Book of Numbers, chapters 30-31. If you would like to read the chapters along with us here online you can Click Here to read them or copy & paste this URL onto your browser: http://www.readytofollow.com/bible-february-26

Title: Bible Study: Take A Vow
A vow is defined as a solemn promise, pledge, or commitment made by a person, vows are very sacred and something that should not be taken lightly. When a man and woman marries they say vows as a promise to stay committed to one another. When a person makes a promise to give his/her life for God they vow to stay faithful to Him, just like a marriage. God, takes vows very seriously, “And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded. If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth. If a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and bind herself by a bond, being in her father's house in her youth; And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her; then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand. But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and the LORD shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her. And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul; And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that he heard it: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul shall stand. But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the LORD shall forgive her.” - Numbers 30:1-8. Every person who vowed a vow whether it was to God, a husband, or father was bound to that vow. However, no man can be bound by his own promise to do what he is already, by the Divine precept, forbidden to do. God will not allow someone to stay committed to a vow when it goes against Him. Men are the head of the house, just as God is the head of all, so, in the case of a daughter or wife that makes a vow, she is only bound to it if the father or wife approves. This all comes down to whether or not we allow ourselves to be in subjection to those who have authority over us. When a woman lives in her fathers house, whether she is not married, widowed, or divorced, she is in subjection to his rules. When a woman is married, she is in subjection to her husbands rules. If he allows the vow to be fulfilled than she is bound by it, if he disapproved than she is not bound to the vow. When we ask Jesus to save us and come into our lives, God considers it a vow and we are to be in subjection to Him. That does not mean that we are to be slaves or put ourselves in danger, but we are to obey His authority. God will never place us in a position where we endanger ourselves, we do that all on our own when we do not live in subjection to Him. However, He does forgive us should we fall and will always protect and avenge those who have been hurt by someone who they thought they could trust.

The Midianites were descendants of Abraham through his second wife Keturah, whom he married after Sarah died. The Midianites had devastated Israel, not as enemies who had won a war, but as friendly idol worshipers who invited the Israelites to become involved in the worship of their pagan deity Baal-peor and then to commit adultery with their women, the result led to 24,000 Israelite's being killed. Now, it was time for God to avenge them and He called a war against the Midianites. “And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand. And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males. And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword. And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods...........And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho. And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp. And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle. And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive? Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.” - Numbers 31:6-9, 12-16. At first the Israelite's just killed the men, but took the women and children captive, but God wanted all of them to suffer because the women mixed with the Israelite men and the children were the result of that. Anyone that is in a marriage where there is two different lifestyles or beliefs always suffer and or usually the men follow what the women want to make them happy. That is why it is very important that men be the head of the house and women choose a husband that is godly. Otherwise, everyone will suffer, especially the children.

God loves all of His children and never goes back on His promises, if we live in subjection to Him He will bless us for it and no matter how many times we mess things up, He will avenge us for those who do wrong to us, even if it takes years. We have nothing to worry about, when we make that vow to accept Jesus as our Savior and live our lives for Him God makes a vow to protect us and keep us close to Him. “Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father. And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.” - I John 2:23-25. Praise God!

Enjoy the rest of your day/night and weekend.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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