Husbands and the Word !

As we have been going through a difficult situation in our lives the Lord has been revealing some things "in the midst" of this situation. The Lord was reminding me of the center stage which His Word took in Creation, everything obeyed God's Word. Human beings were the ones given free will to choose to agree with God's Word or agree with another voice. In our culture we have so many voices: politics, Oprah, friends, church, our family, the news media, our own mind and bodies, our work, and many others. My point in all this is that we are going to believe some voice and it is out of this agreement that our life is guided then these seeds of belief come to fruition. We were designed to hear an outside voice to guide our life, give us truth, and communicate our value and purpose. God set this in place when in Genesis 1:28 He blessed Adam and Eve giving them their purpose, direction, and mission. The Lord began to speak to me about the importance of listening to His Word (both His spoken Word by the Spirit and written Word) as a husband. God's spoken Word (Rhema in the Greek) will never violate His written Word (Logos in the Greek) or it is not His Word. Adam did not stand in the truth of the Word of God but listened to another voice (Satan through Eve), I am also tempted to question or doubt the Word of God instead of stand. This was the first event of defilement where Eve was defiled/used by Satan to hurt another human being (Adam). Specifically in Genesis 3:17, Adam is told that there will come a curse as a result of listening to the voice of his wife over the Word of God. It is very important for me to listen to my wife in showing Christ's love (Ephesians 5:25-26) but is her voice to dictate my view of all of life? The Lord has been revealing the foundational role of His Word (John 1:14 - Jesus is the Word became flesh) for me as a husband. How do I discern what is happening in our marriage, our family, our ministry, our church, and the world? Looking through the lens of God's revealed Word, life begins to come into focus and then I can be led by His Spirit as to the direction to walk. We all have our opinions about the world, government, family, etc.. The revealed (John 16:13) Word of God is a solid foundation for life, Jesus being the Word became flesh talked about a house built on sand versus on Rock (Christ). As I have been asking the Lord for revelation into family, He has led me to put my focus on His Word instead of people's schooled wisdom. Too often the Christian life is viewed as a list of do's and don'ts rather than agreeing with God's view in all areas of life. God's revealed Word often clashes with culture, trends, religious ideas, and our own ideas about how life ought to work. But when the storms of life blow, the Word of God is a solid foundation (in the love of Christ) for whatever comes.

In His Grace,
Bret