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Love

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The month of February has long past.  The flowers have died and been thrown out.  In other words Valentine’s Day is long gone for this year.

I was reading an article on social media that really reached out and grabbed me.  It was about a man who wanted to divorce his wife.  You can read the article here.  In the article the wife gives the husband a list of demands prior to the divorce.  I was really shocked that he gave in to the demands.  I will let you read the article for yourself.  If I write much more about it I will be in tears all over again.  Oh, get a facial tissue ready as you will need it.

As I was thinking about this article on love something came to my mind.  That truth is that love is a choice.  I tell men all of the time, “If you love your wife you will take the trash out.”  This is true.  Love is a choice.  Yes, I know I repeated myself.  It was on purpose.

Here is the command to obey.  Look at Ephesians 5:25, “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;”  Now, if Jesus commands us to do this then it is possible for us to do.  I did not say that it is easy.  I said it is possible.

So, how did Christ love the Church?  I am thinking of one word.  That word is sacrificially.  Jesus “gave Himself for it”.  That is truly sacrificial love.  This is easy to say and write; but, doing it is another story.

Maybe you think you have “lost that lovin’ feelin'”.  Well, here you go.  It is a command.  Love your wife!  This is not my word.  It is God’s Word.

So, how are you doing?

A Command Rejected

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Today is a day that will probably not stand out in history to many at all.  Twenty-on years ago today my wife Tara and I were married.  Happy anniversary Tara!

As we continue with out thought on the commands of God to Jeremiah let’s look at the last thought I had in the verse.  Jeremiah 6:16, “Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.”  Notice the reaction of God’s people.  “… But they said, We will not walk therein.”

God’s commands are just that.  Commands.  They are not divine suggestions at all.  If you do not obey them you will suffer the consequences.  Here is the thing.  If we will follow God’s commands we will be happier because we obeyed them and because we will prosper spiritually.  It is just better all the way around to obey God’s commands.

As I was thinking about being married for twenty-one glorious years I thought about some of the times our marriage was not smooth sailing.  We have had many rough spots.  The toughest is raising one of God’s special people.  This has not been easy, I promise you.  Yet, we can both say that we would not change it.

When we were married all those years ago we took the commands of God seriously.  Marriage is one man and one woman until death do us part.  Now, this could be murder or suicide.  This is not what God intended!  God instituted marriage to fulfill us.  If we are going to have the marriage that God intends for us then we are going to have to take His commands seriously to heart and obey them.

So, how are you doing?

A Bridge to Monday 5

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Sometimes when I get up on Monday it takes quite a bit for me to actually get out of bed and get going.  Sometimes it is fear of the unknown.  Sometimes it is fear of what is coming because I know what I have done the week before.  Consequences are tough sometimes.  As the old television police show “Beretta” used to tell us, “Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time.”  Good counsel.

Sometimes it take a command for us to do something.  Look at Mark 16:15, Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.”  This is not a suggestion.  This is a clear, concise command from Jesus Himself.  So, why don’t we do what He has commanded?  It is plain and simple.  Sin.  It is a sin to know we are supposed to do something and for us to leave it undone.

Jesus has commanded us to do many things and yet, we go on living our lives like He has not spoken to us.  Oh, we are quick to point out that ‘Brother So and so” is not doing it or Sister Such and such” is not doing it.  When it comes to us then the excuses fly like great splattering out of a pan of bacon.  Yes, I went there.

Take a look inside today and reevaluate your commitment to Jesus.  Be honest about the fact of your following Jesus and obeying His commands.

So, how are you doing?