[Songs in the Night - July 6]
When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it. Ecclesiastes 5:4
WHOEVER has not seen his need of making resolutions,
making vows to the Lord, has not recognized
the first principle of Christian development.
He who
finds from the enemy's attack where his wall is weakest,
and who then repairs the weak places as quickly
as ascertained, does so by resolution to the Lord—by
vows.
He who has not discovered any weaknesses in
his character is duly blind and "cannot see afar off."
He who has not attempted to correct his weaknesses by
resolutions to the Lord, vows to the Lord, has not begun
that character development which must be completed
before he can be pronounced an overcomer. Z'09-76 R4348:3 (Hymn 192)