Jesus speaks of how they’ve always been told to make sure they fulfill their promises before the Lord. But Jesus goes further…He says that we shouldn’t make an oath at all.
He explains how we have no authority in have on which to swear by. We have no authority on earth, or even our own community to swear by. We don’t even have authority to swear by our own head because we don’t get the say on whether our hair is white or black.
Jesus says instead, just let yes or no be enough because anything more than that comes from the evil one.
Why is that? Why should we not swear an oath by something? It comes down to the fact that we truly do not have the authority over anything on which to swear by. We are the created being…God is God. We don’t get to decide everything about our future or even the present. When we think we do…it’s because we are more focused on serving self.
It’s not necessarily a matter of being petty about what we can or can’t do…it’s about the fact that we have no authority to do so. Remind yourself today of who is in control. Even ask yourself…who has the most control of my life right now…and if it’s not God, then you can bet the enemy is close.
A Journey With Jesus 