Just sneaking in a few more profound thoughts from 1 Cor 7 - too fascinating to keep to myself!
v 22: He who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman; similarly, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave.
- God is the ultimate master. He has bought us, so we do belong to him, yet he has bought us for freedom! What a beautiful paradox! And truly, it is only in living for him and serving him that we can truly life free. The chains of sin automatically attach themselves to us like powerful magnetic forces. Only being united to Christ – being attached to him – can break that magnetic force and keep us free from oppressive slavery.
And... last, you can't rightly blog 1 Cor 7 without talking about sex, so here it is!
v 4-5: "The wife’s body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband’s body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife. Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you..."
- As a married woman, God calls me to pursue sexual intimacy! God created me to enjoy sexuality and it is a sacred union that God planned for us to discover and explore together in marriage. Maintaining and protecting our sexual relationship will protect and guard our marriage - help keep it affair-proof! (v 5) Wow… some new thoughts for me there! :-)
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