People are Not Easy to Love no. 21

“Then God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the person; and while he was sleeping, he took one of his ribs and closed up the place from which he took it with flesh. The rib which Adonai, God, had taken from the person, he made a woman-person; and he brought her to the man-person. The man-person said, “At last! This is bone from my bones and flesh from my flesh. She is to be called Woman , because she was taken out of Man .” This is why a man is to leave his father and mother and stick with his wife, and they are to be one flesh” (B'resheet (Gen) 2:21-24).

A wedding is more than a ceremony where folks gather together for celebration. A marriage is a joining of two into one. A union of two independent persons into a union of cooperation. This is a union that requires grace, mercy, and love.

Marriage requires that we are gracious to one another. Often this grace takes the form of service to one another. We have to set aside our own ego and pride for the strength of the union. This requires that both husband and wife are gracious to each other. We need to come to each other in forgiveness, repentance, regeneration, and salvation in order to strengthen each other, ourselves, and the union we share.

Marriage requires that we are merciful to one another. Often this mercy takes the form of forgiveness to one another. We have to begin to understand that working in unity with someone else is going to challenge our heart. We need to come to each other with a heart of lovingkindness in order to strengthen each other, ourselves, and the union we share.

Marriage requires that we are loving to one another. Often this love takes the form of building up one another. We have to work in unity out of the best for each other to strengthen the union. We need to come to each other with a heart of patience and kindness in order to strengthen each other, ourselves, and the union we share.

We are to become one flesh through this covenant. We become one through service to each other. This covenant before Him requires us to model His harmony with the heart of grace, mercy, and love.

Embrace the Within no. 208

“Now, my son, may Adonai be with you and give you success as you build the house of Adonai your God, in keeping with what he said about you. May Adonai give you common sense and understanding, and may he give you his orders concerning Isra’el, so that you will observe the Torah of Adonai your God. Then you will succeed, if you take care to obey the laws and rulings that Adonai ordered Moshe concerning Isra’el. Be strong, be bold; don’t be afraid or become discouraged” (Divrei-HamYamim Alef (1 Ch) 22:11-13 CJB)! When we follow God we should remember to, as David commands Solomon, “Be strong, be bold; don’t be afraid or become discouraged!” This isn’t our own mastery of fear BUT our assurance that God is in control. Because God has His plan, there is no reason to be afraid. I can walk boldly and take strength that all will work out. Faith is an action. Hope is my confidence. Courage is trusting in Him.

He is who He says He is. He does not lie about who He is, “My Father has handed over everything to me. Indeed, no one fully knows the Son except the Father, and no one fully knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son wishes to reveal him. Come to me, all of you who are struggling and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light” (Mattityahu (Mat) 11:27-30 CJB). He will give us rest. He is gentle and humble. His yoke is easy and His burden for us is light. He did all the heavy lifting in defeating death.

Even when He was leading them out of slavery and not into the fulfillment of His promise, “All these people kept on trusting until they died, without receiving what had been promised. They had only seen it and welcomed it from a distance, while acknowledging that they were aliens and temporary residents on the earth. For people who speak this way make it clear that they are looking for a fatherland. Now if they were to keep recalling the one they left, they would have an opportunity to return; but as it is, they aspire to a better fatherland, a heavenly one. This is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city” (Messianic Jews (Heb) 11:13-16 CJB). We have a better kingdom to proclaim. We have a better hope in a perfect king that is not ashamed of us. And there is no need to be afraid. Faith is an action. “Be strong, be bold; don’t be afraid or become discouraged!” Hope is my confidence. “Look! God’s lamb! The one who is taking away the sin of the world” (Yochanan (Jhn) 1:29 CJB)! Courage is trusting in Him.

Grace and Shalom to your home.

I love you. I forgive you. Have a blessed and abundant day!

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