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“Swear Not”

Key Verse

“But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne.” Matthew 5:34

Text — Matthew 5:33-37

Message

Goodluck was playing with his friends in the compound where they reside. Afterward, it was discovered that he had broken the glass cup in the house. Immediately his elder brother confronted him, he began to swear in the name of God that he didn’t do it.

Some children are in the habit of swearing at every slightest opportunity in a bid to deny their evil deeds. This does not make God happy. Jesus Christ clearly warns that you are not to swear at all, neither by heaven or by earth. This is the standard required of us as friends of Jesus. You do not need to convince someone of telling the truth by swearing. If you are in the habit of always swearing, you are in danger of hell fire. Do not be like the young boy in our story who was quick to swear that he was not the one that broke the glass cup while in actual sense he did it.

You must resist every pressure to swear by God or any creature or thing. Always speak the truth even if you are going to be punished. The physical punishment in this world cannot be compared with the suffering in hell. Repent from this habit and tell Jesus to give you a clean heart and you shall be free.

Further Reading

Leviticus 19:11,12

Prayer for today

I repent from every form of swearing and promise Jesus never to be involved in such.

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Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi

Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.

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