All The Comforts Of Home
All The Comforts Of Home
Matthew 8:20 “And Jesus saith unto him, The
foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath
not where to lay his head.”
Do I think Jesus had it that hard? No, not really. He was surrounded by His people. He simply responded to a man who wanted to
follow. To seek our Lord, we must be
willing to leave all others in the dust.
Mother and father? Sister and
brother? Wife or husband? That’s where Jesus draws the line. We have covenanted with our significant
other. In that promise, He does not call
away. Now, if the other is nonrenewed,
having never met Jesus and turns to go away, we are not bound to them. To divorce them is not a sin, we may marry another
and it is not adultery.
What God has joined together, let not man
separate. That includes the ones that
are married. But, what is a marriage? Hasn’t God reserved this special bonding for
the believing? He said the two shall
become one. Oil and water do not
mix. Believer with nonbeliever shall not
be yoked together. In other words, true
marriage is not known except amongst those committed to Him. Like must beget like. God desires Godly offspring. He cannot achieve this without a Godly union
of mother to father.
Sound harsh? God has His rules. Light has no fellowship with darkness. Those illuminated shall not search intimate
company with those hearts hard against our Lord. Be careful who you sleep with. Premarital sex is known as destructive in the
kingdom. It damages the soul, ripping
and bleeding apart if the two be separated.
In addition, such acts when repeated dullen the senses to true
intimacy. When finally found in the
confidant of a true marriage, the baggage of post relationships must be opened
even by professional counselors. God has
made us complexly. There is a way to run
straightly down the track.
To keep ones’ virgin is hallowed. It is a great present to give the one so
found on your wedding night. In keeping
this, such avert the games of lust many play.
A virgin’s mind is not polluted with the known mysteries of the inordinate
sexual encounter. It rejoices in purity
when the union is consummated. The bond
is kept in holiness and nothing is thought badly about the choice the two have made. This is the revered “marriage act”
so keep for those that love Him.
Did Jesus know the comforts of home? If home is where His soul was kept with
another, then no. Sadly, our Savior
never knew another this way. He kept His
virgin and dedicated Himself fully to seeking His God. He was not distracted although fully tempted
as we. Did He know lust? He knew the sin but never followed down that
way. Wisdom kept His feet on the right
path.
Maybe I should clarify myself. Do I think Jesus had it hard? Most certainly! For He has written:
Ecclesiastes 4:9 “Two are better than one; because they have a good reward
for their labour.10 For
if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone
when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.11 Again, if two lie
together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?12 And if one prevail
against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly
broken.”
Where did Jesus take His private
talk? In His bed, He slept alone. Not knowing the full affection of a woman,
only those who wanted to get too close.
He was bounded by law not to touch a woman that way, so He refrained Himself. Did He enjoy all the comforts of home? I don’t believe so.
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