Why God Doesnt Use A Wedding To Make A Marriage God often uses marriage as a metaphor for his relationship with his people (see the Book of Hosea; Ephesians (5:32); Revelation (19:7-10). Heres one reason: a wedding does not make a marriage. Just because a couple pledged their lives to each other does not guarantee they will keep that pledge. Yesterdays promise must be todays commitment. So it is with our faith. Far too many Christians think they must be right with God because they were baptized as infants or children, or because they had an encounter with God at youth camp, or because they went to church on Sunday. Thats all good, but past obedience is no substitute for present obedience. God wants a present-tense, intimate communion with his children. He reveals his perfect will moment by moment, and calls us to the same kind of worship and obedience. Consider an example. In, 2 Samuel (5), the Philistines attacked King David and his people. So David asked God what to do; the Lord advised a frontal assault and assured him of success. Later the Philistines attacked again, so David asked God again what to do. This time the Lord told him to go around to their rear, and come against them opposite the balsam trees. Again he was given victory, Samuel (18-25). Each battle had its own strategy. In Ezekiel 24, the Lord likened Israel to a pot with corrosion in it. No matter how attractive it appeared on the outside, and regardless of the purity of the contents placed within it, the corrosion defiled all it touched. A pot or soul that was cleansed yesterday must be cleansed again today. In Psalm (101:3), David pledged, I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless. Yesterdays integrity is no guarantee that we will have integrity today. To change our culture, we must be empowered by the only One who can change the human heart. An electric drill must stay connected to the power it is intended to use. How close are you to your Source right now?
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 03:17:55 +0000
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