تأملات فى آيــة اليوم...
نحن مختلفون! الله خلقنا ذكور وإناث لنكمل بعضنا. كلنا خلقنا على صورة الله. نية الله ان الزوج والزوجة يجدوا العلاقة الانسانية الاساسية بين بعضهم. ما زالوا يكرموا والديهم، لكن منزلهم يكون مع بعضهم. حياتهم تصبح واحدة. فى سياق الأمان، يشاركون فى المعرفة الحميمة لبعضهم جنسيا — يكونان "جسد واحد." هذه العلاقة هى استمتاع (أمثال 5)، حماية (تسالونيكى الأولى 3:4-8)، واحتفال (نشيد الأنشاد) لمدى الحياة (متى 6:19).
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
We are different! God makes us male and female so we can be complements of each other. Each of us, male or female, is made in God's image. God intends that a husband and wife find their primary intimate human relationship with the other. They still honor their parents, but their home is with each other. Their two lives become one. They know each other intimately and share that intimacy across many facets of their lives. In this context of lifetime security and commitment, they share in the intimate knowledge of each other sexually — becoming "one flesh" and fully knowing each other deeply. This relationship is to be enjoyed (Proverbs 5), protected (1 Thessalonians 4:3-8), and celebrated (Song of Solomon) for life (Matthew 19:6).
صلاتي
آبانا القدوس القدير، من فضلك باركنى بالقوة لأعيش بنزاهة ونقاء فى عالمنا المشحون جنسيا. من فضلك استخدم روحك وكلامك لتعلمنى، تصححنى، وتديننى بينما اسعى لاكتشف حقيقتم لعلاقاتى واحتفل بوصاياك لجسدى. باسم يسوع اصلى. آمين.
My Prayer...
Holy and Almighty Father, please bless me with the strength to live with integrity, faithfulness, and purity in today's sexually charged world. Please use your Spirit and your Word to instruct, correct, and convict me as I seek to discover your truth for my relationships and celebrate your will for my sexuality only with the person you have called me to honor with my life in marriage. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
