TODAY’S TURNING POINT WITH DR. DAVID JEREMIAH 12TH FEBUARY 2026 DAILY DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE
Read David Jeremiah Daily Devotional 12th February 2026, Thursday Turning Point Devotional Message
TOPIC: No Need To Promise
It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it.
Ecclesiastes 5:5, NIV
RECOMMENDED READING
Matthew 5:33-37
Parents sometimes hear their young children negotiating: “When will it be my turn?” “Just five more minutes-I promise!” Where do young children learn the technique of “promising”? Possibly from other children, but possibly from their parents. “I promise” is a modern version of the ancient practice of making a vow.
A vow in the Old Testament was a voluntary promise to God to perform a service that would be pleasing to Him in return for some desired benefit. For example, Jacob made a vow to serve God and pay Him a tithe if God delivered him safely back to his home (Genesis 28:20-22). Vows were taken seriously; there were strict protocols directing their use (Numbers 30). Solomon warned about the dangers of making a hasty vow to God: “It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it” (Ecclesiastes 5:5, NIV). By Jesus’ day, the Pharisees had added layers of complication to vow-making which Jesus unwound. He made it simple: “But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and your ‘No,” ‘No” (Matthew 5:33-37).
Let your word be your bond. Keeping your “Yes” or “No” eliminates the need to promise.
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