Core Laws · Unit 6 · Lesson 3 of 5 · about 5 minutes
Even when it costs
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In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.Psalm 15:4 · KJV
Promises and covenants bind, even at a cost.
Psalm 15 describes a person who can stand near God. One mark is keeping a promise even after it starts to hurt. That is when a promise shows what it is worth.
Check 1The psalm praises a person who keeps a promise even when it hurts them.
He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.
Check 2“Changeth not” means:
He keeps his word.
Keep one commitment this week that has become inconvenient.
Only check it if you did it. Nobody sees this but you.
What promise got harder after I made it?
Write your answer in the journal.
Answer the checks, or play Listen to the end, to finish.
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