Psalm: 27 Meditation Ezra: From the earliest days (i.e., Abraham, Isaac) marriage to foreign women was discourage and under the Lawgiver, Moses, it was condemned. The reason: the foreign wives will lead Israel astray; prove a snare to them. Ezra is one of these leaders (captives) from Babylon returning to Jerusalem. The whole reason for …
Tag: Marriage
Monday, September 28
Psalm: 89 Meditation 1 Corinthians: These verses may help us to understand why Paul was discouraging marriage. It is not because Paul thinks there is anything wrong with it but rather, I think, by the sense of urgency brought on by the imminent return of Christ. I suppose there could have been a natural disaster …
Friday, September 25
Psalms: 91 Meditation 1 Corinthians: Here Paul gets to the crux of one of our most basic instincts – sex. He seems to think the world would be better off without it as it seems to be the fount of all immorality. He is also pragmatic – if you must have sex then you must …
Wednesday, August 26
Psalms: 12, 14 Meditation 1 Kings: This passage shows that Solomon was wise before he had asked for wisdom. The LORD was so impressed with Solomon’s request that in addition to granting him great wisdom, the LORD also gave him great wealth and peace throughout the region. The only “fly in the ointment” or pall …
Tuesday, August 11
Psalm: 17 Meditation Mark: For many people this is a difficult passage: the question of divorce. Today, unfortunately, even Christians tend to be cavalier about marriage. Perhaps Jesus didn’t mean what He said. That is a very dangerous thought because then we may second-guess everything He said. The next paragraph shows Our Lord welcoming children …
