March 15, 2024 – Oh No! I Broke It

Oh No! I Broke It
March 15, 2024

DAILY PROVERB:

Proverbs 6:32-35
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away. For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

        My wife has a talent for picking out small figurines in stores, bringing them home, and making them look great in our house. We had only been married for a short while when she began to decorate. A knickknack here, a thing-a-mo-bob there, and the place started to feel like a real home.

    One day, as I was walking through the house, I accidentally knocked one of these little do-hickeys off the table. It fell to the floor and broke, and I immediately thought about how upset she would be. How was I going to fix this? I located some glue and began collecting the pieces to put it back together. I managed to reconstruct it almost completely, except for a few fragments of dust that I swept up and discarded.

      Not too many days later, she was doing something men typically don’t do very often—dusting. And sure enough, she noticed the difference. There were no children, animals, or anyone else to blame. I was caught. Fortunately for me, it wasn’t a precious heirloom passed down for generations; just a garage sale trinket I had broken.

      The point is, no matter how hard I tried or how careful I was, that little object would never be the same. It was cracked, and the tiny fragments of dust were gone. You could not tell unless you looked closely, but it was permanently damaged.

    The heart of a spouse is also very precious. Once broken, it will never be the same. We can try to mend it with love, and time may help us forgive, but the cracks will always remain. Only a miracle can fully restore it. Isn’t it wonderful that our God specializes in performing miracles?

THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

     Needless to say, I am much more careful today in the house than when I lived alone. Of course, I have made mistakes, but I’ve never repeated that one again. A heart, once broken, is not easily mended. Only God can truly mend a broken heart.

Don’t we all need God to do miracles in our lives?

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 15, 2024

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH A DAILY PROVERBS
  Deuteronomy 33 – Joshua 3
  Proverbs 6:32 – 35

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
  Numbers 34-36
  Mark 14:43-72