tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838698329757338280.post961901685975811685..comments2017-12-01T10:52:19.431-08:00Comments on Sunday Bible Study by ParishWorld.net: "Out of Egypt I called my son"Editor @ Parishworld.nethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351018547370080019noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838698329757338280.post-38229979836001155342013-12-26T14:21:03.661-08:002013-12-26T14:21:03.661-08:00“Blessed are those who fear
the Lord and walk in H...“Blessed are those who fear<br />the Lord and walk in His ways.”<br /><br />Our psalmist tells us that a man who<br />has a right relationship with the Lord<br />will also obtain a right relationship with<br />his wife and his family. If we have a right<br />relationship with the Lord, we will know<br />how to treat our wife and our children,<br />and in turn, we will discover how blessed<br />we are in our home and by the presence of<br />our family. “Just so will the man be blessed<br />who fears the Lord.”<br /><br />And if a man walks with the Lord, this will<br />be reflected in the way he loves his wife.<br />Because if a man cherishes his wife,<br />as ‘flesh of his flesh' and ‘bone of his bones,’<br />he nourishes his relationship with her,<br />as Christ nourishes the Church.<br />And the man’s reward is that his wife will be<br />like a ‘fruitful vine’ within his house. This is<br />how a man is blessed who fears the Lord.<br /><br />Having been so favored by God, we understand<br />why, 'A man shall leave his father and mother<br />and cleave to his wife.' God made them one flesh,<br />and, 'What God has joined, no human being<br />may separate.'<br /><br />If we fear the Lord and walk in His ways, we will<br />receive the blessings of our labor, prosper in a<br />material way, and grow old gracefully in the<br />company of our family.Barry Lamontnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838698329757338280.post-29378644537593173792010-12-22T20:54:02.884-08:002010-12-22T20:54:02.884-08:00The Psalm is about the blessings God will bestow
o...The Psalm is about the blessings God will bestow<br />on the man who has a right relationship with God.<br />And walking in the ways of the Lord<br />will be reflected in the way a man treats his wife.<br />Because if a man cherishes his wife,<br />as ‘flesh of his flesh’<br />and ‘bone of his bones,’ <br />he nourishes his relationship with her,<br />as Christ nourishes the Church.<br />And the man’s reward is that his wife<br />will be like a ‘fruitful vine’ within his house.<br />This is how a man is blessed who fears the Lord.<br />Having received the blessings promised in the Psalm,<br />it is entirely natural that a man cleaves to his wife.<br />God made them one flesh, and<br />‘What God has joined,<br /> no human being may separate.’<br />AmenBarry Lamontnoreply@blogger.com