'Too Close.'
Genesis 20:12.
a) And she really is my sister,
b) For we both have the same father,
c) But different mothers.
d) And I married her.
(This QT makes me understand that Abraham married too close)
PRAY: For the good and healthy marriages of God's People in your Church and Nation.
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'It's All To Do With Acceptance And Faith.'
Romans 3:27.
a) Can we boast then,
b) That we have done anything
c) Too be accepted by God?
d) No,
e) Because our acquittal
f) Is not based upon obeying the Law.
g) It is based on Faith.
(This Second one reminds me that It Is All To Do With Acceptance And Faith)
PRAY: For daily Faith to live by.
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Chris.
There are usually emotionally painful results if we do not truly consider our spouse and what is best for them, especially in sickness or old age. We need to make wise decisions together for what is best.
We also need to consider who we marry in the first place. Abraham married his sister, someone "too close"! In my country it is illegal to marry someone who has the same father as ourself.
It is good that, in these days, there are some people who genuinely find spouses for the single ones in environment or Church. I really respect these people if they are careful and discreet. They help good, but shy, people to find a suitable spouse if they want to get married. There are also some very wise ministers and elders who can give most suitable counsel to those people who are about to get married.
In the Bible there are some "word pictures" of dysfunctional relationships - especially some of the marriages. It rarely speaks of the pain and shame involved, but I am sure that today the Lord Jesus wants to restore the lives of people who have been through, or who are going through, such painful experiences, especially the pain of dysfunctional marriages.
