Daily Devotional
Betty Miller shares her daily devotionals which are based on the book of Proverbs in
the Bible.
The Wisdom of God
Verses for the Day:
Proverbs
27:8 (KJV): As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth
from his place.
Proverbs 27:8 (AMP):
Like a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who strays from his home.
Thoughts for the Day:
This verse
from Proverbs tells us that a man who wanders from his
home and wife, is like a bird that has wandered from its nest. Men that wander
from home expose themselves to temptations, and can yield to many different
kinds of sins, the main one being unfaithfulness to their wives. Men who just
drop by the local bar or pub on their way home to see their buddies, often do
not make it home before committing a sin, whether it be boozing, flirting, lying
or unfaithfulness. Many a marriage has failed because the man did not come home
to his wife and family and spend time with them, instead of time with "the
boys." Of course, there is nothing wrong with getting together with your
buddies occasionally, if one doesn't neglect the family and end up spending more
time away from home, than at home.
God created the
family unit and the Bible gives instructions to both husbands and wives as to
how they are to love one another, so that the home will be a safe haven and a
place of comfort for the whole family.
Colossians
3:18-21:
18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
20 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the
Lord.
21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
Ephesians
5:21-25:
21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the
church: and he is the saviour of the body.
24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their
own husbands in every thing.
25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave
himself for it.
If husbands and
wives followed these instructions, there would not be any divorces. Divorce is
rampant in our world and it breaks the heart of God when His own children cannot
live together in harmony. In today's
society divorce is the way out of an unpleasant situation, so instead of
suffering on behalf of a mate who is out of God's will, even many Christians are
taking this easy way out. This sin has even taken place in the lives of
ministers. Those parties who seek divorce instead of sacrifice cannot expect God
to bless their ministries. He cannot continue to anoint ministers who have no
grief in their hearts for their mates. They actually are destroying their own
flesh. Of course, there are many innocent mates who do not desire their
marriages dissolved, but at their mates' insistence, God's Word says they must
release them. "But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a
sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace" (I
Corinthians 7:15).
There is a rampant spirit of division in the earth
today that is seeking to destroy not only marriages, but all of our
relationships. We must recognize this attack of the enemy and resist it.
One way to resist it is to work at keeping your home in peace and
harmony by avoiding quarrelling.
I Peter 3:7-12:
7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving
honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs
together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.
8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love
as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise
blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a
blessing.
10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his
tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
11 Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are
open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that
do evil.
In today's study, another thing that is pointed out
is to avoid wandering away from home. A man's home should be his castle
where everyone in the home is loved and cherished, and he should have no
desire to wander as a bird.
Prayer for the Day:
Dear Heavenly Father,
I pray for all Christians to keep focused on You as the center of their homes.
May Your love reign in every home. Lord, deliver Your people from the spirit of
division so that harmony and peace may be in the midst of Your people.
Lord, give us grace to prefer one another and not compete with each other. May
You be Lord in every home, as wives submit to their husbands, and husbands love
and cherish their wives. Heal our land from the sin of divorce so that our
children can be raised by both of their parents in the same home. I ask
this in the name of the Lord Jesus. Amen.
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