KneEmail - a devotional by Mike Benson associated with Forthright Magazine
Treaty
SHORTLY BEFORE HIS death, the Duke of Burgundy was presiding over the Cabinet Council of France...
A proposal was made by the ministers that would violate a treaty but would secure important advantages for the country. Many reasons were offered to justify the deed. The Duke listened in silence, and when all had spoken he closed the conference without giving approval. Placing his hand on a copy of the original agreement, he said with firmness in his voice, "Gentlemen, we have a treaty!"
THOUGHT: It's important that Christians act and speak so that the Savior is glorified. When you give your word, keep it. If you make a commitment, honor it. If you take on an obligation, fulfill it (Richard De Haan).
KneEmail: "But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No.' For whatever is more than these is from the evil one" (Matt. 5:37; cf. Eph. 4:25).