JESUS, the TEACHER (37)

Section Five, 

JESUS

the TEACHER

31. Flying Standby 7/30 32. A Prayer Warrior            8/6 33. Focused on the Father  8/13 34. The One Who Provides 8/20 35. The Treasure Principle  8/27 36. A Marriage Counselor        9/3 37.Can One Become Two?    9/10 38. Love: Can Two Stay One? 9/17 39. The Number One Priority   9/24

Surely, most of us, are familiar with this lesson
but in reverse - that
"two become one"
as used at weddings
from
Genesis 2:24

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so this twist in the title of #37 should be interesting
if I was to answer this, it's easy for me to say "yes" without a doubt
but let's look at these scriptures for this week:

Matthew 19:7-12; Matthew 5:31-32; 1 Corinthians 7:10-16; Hebrews 13:4; and Malachi 2:13-16

With last week's
... Marriage Counselor ...
and this week's
I am definitely being taught some very good points
(a little late in my life)
on marriage, divorce & remarriage.
The subtitles/segments of this devotion are:

"A Holy Design"; "One and Done"; "Know the Reason Behind Divorce"; "Understand the Restriction on Divorce"; "Accept the Reality of Divorce"

so the above gives you some idea of the content that
Jesus, the Teacher
is sharing this week through the
"52 Weeks with Jesus"

"Lord, whether I am single or married, give me Your passion for enduring covenant faithfulness and teach me to love like You love."

Marriage is an important "invention" - part of a holy design
but it is LOVE that matters
in all our relationships
RESPECT & LOVE
go together
as we
LOVE ONE ANOTHER
let us prepare ourselves; our hearts & minds as we
REMEMBER
9/11
and the victim's families who still need love & support
Our nation needs to come together again
as we needed in the aftermath of
9/11
more than ever
we need to
reclaim
JESUS
as
LORD
and
the best
TEACHER
of life & love
Remembering that there is freedom and justice for ALL!
but ... we need the lessons that Jesus teaches us and
REMEMBER
the price paid
with
HIS LOVE
John 3:16

JESUS, the TEACHER (36)

Section Five, 

JESUS

the TEACHER

31. Flying Standby 7/30 32. A Prayer Warrior            8/6 33. Focused on the Father  8/13 34. The One Who Provides 8/20 35. The Treasure Principle  8/27 36. A Marriage Counselor   9/3 37.Can One Become Two? 9/10 38. Love: Can Two Stay One? 9/17 39. The Number One Priority   9/24

I definitely need to pay attention in this lesson from
JESUS
Most of my married life of 40+ years
would have benefitted greatly from
A Marriage Counselor
daily and we even made a few attempts
though unsuccessful
I always learned more on marriage
and very thankful for the help:
Christian and others.
JESUS
offers us the best lesson & truths about marriage.
This week, I will gain much counsel from
JESUS
on Marriage & counseling.
Recently I also have greatly benefitted from
Therapy & Theology
with
*Lysa TerKeurst, Dr. Joel Muddamalle & Jim Cress - a licensed professional counselor
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Let's begin with this Week's Scriptures:

Matthew 19:1-6; Genesis 2:18-25; Ephesians 5:22-33; Romans 7:1-3; 1 Peter 3:1-7

through these segment/subtitles of this week's devotion

"A Blessed Invention" (marriage) "God's Default Position" "Understand God's Plan for Marriage" "Remember God's Purpose for Marriage" "Commit to God's Permanence for Marriage"

"Lord, as a person who's married (or as one who's single), I give thanks that You are the inventor of and the sustainer of marriage ... "

Since I have little success in this area, I will leave this to *Lysa's team & God's Word,
along with the advice in the words I read from James Merritt this week.