When our first granddaughter, Sophia, was very small, my mom taught her about “Scout’s honor”. Whenever we would ask her to do something, we would say to her, “Scout’s honor”, making the sign of scouts with our fingers.
For a while, conversation with Sophia on any given subject transpired with the same progression of questions:
“Mimi, are you sure?”
“Mimi, do you promise?”
“Mimi, scout’s honor!”
She had learned the concept that my word is my word. Once I said, “Scout’s honor”, she knew that she knew we were going to play The Memory Game; or I would read her three books; or we were going to go outside to play; or her request would be granted.
She knew, and she rested in it . She rested in the fact while she may not get it at the immediate moment, she would get it at the moment in time which was right, simply because I had promised. This has provoked some thought as we are told …
“But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath; but your yes is to be yes, and your no, no, so that you may not fall under judgment.” (James 5:12, NASB)
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