Listening To The Word - 1 YearSample
The Witness of Oneness
Mark 10:7-9
“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore, what God has joined together, let man not separate.”
God’s purpose in marriage is oneness, the uniting of two distinct, different and separate people into one. What impacts one spouse affects the other. What damages one spouse, damages the other. It is in oneness that both spouses are transformed into the purpose God has for each marriage. Our mission is not personal fulfillment and happiness. Our mission is the glory of God revealed in a marriage of two people that God is transforming to become one in him. It is only God who can join together and unite our lives and spirits in ways that express oneness. There is a powerful witness to the world of God’s unfailing love when we surrender to him in this adventure of oneness.
Lord Jesus, thank you for my spouse. Continue to make us one and glorify your name in our marriage through your unfailing love.
Mark 10:7-9
“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore, what God has joined together, let man not separate.”
God’s purpose in marriage is oneness, the uniting of two distinct, different and separate people into one. What impacts one spouse affects the other. What damages one spouse, damages the other. It is in oneness that both spouses are transformed into the purpose God has for each marriage. Our mission is not personal fulfillment and happiness. Our mission is the glory of God revealed in a marriage of two people that God is transforming to become one in him. It is only God who can join together and unite our lives and spirits in ways that express oneness. There is a powerful witness to the world of God’s unfailing love when we surrender to him in this adventure of oneness.
Lord Jesus, thank you for my spouse. Continue to make us one and glorify your name in our marriage through your unfailing love.
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Join Randy Friesen as he follows the Bible reading plan of the Life Journal and shares his reflections with you. Each entry includes three parts: a highlighted passage from the reading, a brief reflection, and a prayer. We trust that you will be inspired by the messages that God is speaking through his Word.
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We would like to thank Randy Friesen, VIce President for Leadership Development with Global Disciples, for providing this plan. For more information about Global Disciples, please visit www.globaldisciples.org