March 14, 2024 – Some Things Get No “Do Over’s”

Some Things Get No “Do Over’s”
March 14, 2024

DAILY PROVERB:

Proverbs 6:29-31
So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent. Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry; But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

    If I am a thief, and I decide to steal something from you, I can usually give it back or replace it. If I have told a lie, I can tell the truth and kind of make it right. Even if I were a murderer, I could give my life for the taking of another. For most things, there is a payment that can be made that will in some way, somewhat satisfy the penalty for that sin.

    However, in sexual sin, there is none. A man or woman who betrays the trust of a loving spouse can never completely get that thought out of their mind. We may forgive one another, and by the grace of God continue in our life, but adultery carries with it a penalty that can hardly be paid. It’s that feeling of guilt and betrayal that cannot be repaid.

    If a man or woman finds their spouse having an affair, it will cut to the very heart of their marital relationship. A relationship that is built on love, trust, and honesty. Without these, we really have no marriage. How can two be one if they do not love one another? How can two be one if they cannot trust and be honest with one another? It would be like the mind telling the hand, “really, it is ok, just stick yourself into the running fan.” When the hand does so, it would be cut and mangled. Why? Because the hand trusted the mind to be honest with it, to love it enough to tell it the truth. Once the body finds the mind to be dishonest with the hand, none of the body will trust it. It would then take a long time of faithful, loving instruction for the mind to gain back that trust.

    The same is true in a marriage. Once this area of trust is violated, it seems to destroy all areas of a marital relationship. Trust may be restored over time. Yet, memories last a lifetime.

      
THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

    Pray that God will keep you faithful in your marriage. If you’re not married, pray for the Lord to unite you with someone you can truly love for a lifetime.

 

What might God do to help you be faithful?

 

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage, and todays Devotion?

 

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

 

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

  

GOD TALKING TO ME: MARCH 14, 2024

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH A DAILY PROVERBS
    Deuteronomy 29 – 32
   Proverbs 6:29 – 31

 

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
   Numbers 32-33
   Mark 14:17-42