Saturday, December 9, 2017

"Won't Take it Back"

"He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations." (Psalms 105:8)
For some of us that know, eight is the number representing new beginnings; it's like the next day after the day of rest, the day when all that was done before gets put into action. There is probably one very important thing that must always be cherish within our hearts, that God does not give up! It is probably the biggest thing that God hates about divorce, because it goes against the very heart of what He stands for: when He makes a promise, He won't take it back! God knows us, inside and out, He knows all that there is about us; even before we were conceived in our mother's womb, He knew already all that there was to know about us. So what could we possibly do to cause Him to stop loving us? If He has called you out of the darkness and giving you eternal life, then He will not ever cast you back or take away the life He has given you. You are trapped there for ever more, so deal with it, there is no going back! This morning I have the privilege of sharing a message with some brothers in the Lord. I know that there will most likely be some who won't receive it, because I will be sharing about commitment in marriage, and how, if the marriage has fallen apart, then it is the husbands fault that it has happened. I have this discussion quite frequently with brothers who might be going through something or have in past dealt with divorce; so I know how hard it is to convince them that it is or was their fault; everyone always has some excuse, or some exception to the rule. They can sometimes become quite nasty about what they think they know has happened. Yes, it's a two way street, but the husband controls the traffic! You swerve into the other lane, and they will react, without hesitation! In Ephesians 5:32, when Paul talks about this "great mystery," that he shares regarding the man and woman becoming one flesh, it is not the kind of mystery that cannot be revealed; it is the kind of mystery that is lived out. Like one of the seven wonders of the world; you wonder what they could be all about, and you will continue to wonder, until the day the go and visit to see what they are all about. It is a mystery that is sought after, that is found out; and it only is revealed by being there. The most amazing thing that God has shown me, is that the wife submitting is not something she controls herself, it is controlled by her husband. It truly is a responsive action to the way that she is loved...
"Then his father, Zachariah, was filled with the Holy Spirit and gave this prophecy: "Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visited and redeemed his people. He has sent us a mighty Savior from the royal line of his servant David, just as he promised through his holy prophets long ago. Now we will be saved from our enemies and from all who hate us. He has been merciful to our ancestors by remembering his sacred covenant -the covenant he swore with an oath to our ancestor Abraham. We have been rescued from our enemies so we can serve God without fear, in holiness and righteousness for as long as we live. "And you, my little son, will be called the prophet of the Most High, because you will prepare the way for the Lord. You will tell his people how to find salvation through forgiveness of their sins. Because of God's tender mercy, the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to guide us to the path of peace."" (Luke 1:67-79) NLT

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