Is 55:8-9, “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Is God telling us we will not be able to follow His ways unless we believe the advice He has given us in the Bible? Prov 14:12, “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” Without belief, will we think our way is better than His way? Ps 32:8, “I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.” Is He always willing to guide us to the better way? Does His Word do just that? 2
Gail and I celebrated our 40thanniversary last April. God has taught us many things over the years and improving our marriage has been one of the big ones. Here are the 5 lessons on perfecting marriage we continue to work on: 1) Commitment: Our wedding vows included “’til death do us part” and everything else works because we believe this. Once we accepted the fact that everything can work out, Rom 8:28, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose,” we worked together to make that happen. No back doors, everything needs to be dealt with and worked out for the benefit of both of us, Gen 2:18, 22-24, “And t
2 Cor 5:17-18, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;” Is our relationship with God the first one we need to establish? Matt 22:36-37, “Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.” Jesus already showed us God wants a relationship with us, for while we were still sinners, He gave up His life for us, Jn 15:13, “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man l
We have separated ourselves by race, gender, religion, political party, and on and on. Why? What do we gain by doing this? What does God have to say about divisions? Jesus prayed for all of us to be one in Him, as He is one with the Father, Jn 17:20-22, “Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:” Is God not saying there is one eternal family and His word is being preached so that all may h