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Daily readings to help you see Jesus' light in your life
by Selwyn Hughes
Making God More Meaningful
"No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives
in us and his love is made complete in us." (v. 12)
-- For reading & meditation: 1 John 4:7-21
We have been seeing over the past two days that the first principle to
follow in healing the brokenness that comes through troubles in the home
is to depend on the Lord to meet our basic needs. You might ask
yourself: if the Lord can meet my needs for security, self-worth, and
significance, why do I need a human partner at all?
The answer to that question flows out of the next principle: In the
relationship with your partner or your children, focus more on what you
can give than what you can get. This can be exceedingly difficult, of
course, if you are not allowing God to meet your needs, but once you are
secure in Him, everything He asks you to do becomes possible.
Assuming our needs for security, significance, and self-worth are
being met in God, we are then in a position to fulfil God's true
purpose for marriage, which is this: God, who is an invisible,
intangible, eternal Being, has designed marriage to be a visible,
tangible demonstration of the reality of His love as we minister love
and consideration to one another.
Just think of it - in marriage we have the marvelous privilege of
demonstrating God's love to our partners in a way that they can feel,
touch, and understand. Our love will not add to the fact of their
security in Christ, but it will add to the degree to which they feel it.
No wonder Martin Luther said that marriage was the greatest way God had
of teaching us the truths
about Himself.
And the second greatest way? You've got it! The church!
PRAYER:
Father, to realize that I have the privilege of bringing the reality
of Your love to others, and thus making You more real to them, is so
incredible that it almost blows my mind! But I know it is true. Make
me worthy of this privilege. For Jesus' sake. Amen
FURTHER STUDY:
Matt. 10: 1-8; Luke 6:38; Prov. 11:25; Acts 20:35; 2 Cor. 9:6
1. What did Jesus teach His disciples?
2. How can you demonstrate this today?
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