"In that day," declares the LORD,
"you will call me 'My Husband';
you will no longer call me 'My Master'.
God was aware of Israel's sin that had brought ruin upon them. Yet in His mercy and faithfulness, He was still going to keep the promises He had spoken to their forefathers. He planned to instruct them. He planned to re-esetablish His covenant with them. He planned to speak comfort to their hearts and, by His Spirit, give them a new heart - a humble heart inclined to return to Him. The words of comfort was the gospel of Christ. The gospel presents the Good News that Jesus Christ has made salvation available to all people. And God declared that when they hear and receive this gospel, they will no longer call Him their master but their Husband.
Today you have heard the Good News that Jesus Christ has made salvation available to you. By receiving Him, you have eternal life (the free gift of salvation), which constitutes material preservation, deliverance, peace, health, well-being, and healing.
As you receive and continually meditate on the Good News, your relationship with your Loving Father will improve. You will see Him as 'A Husband' - One whom you can be intimate with, One who will love you, provide for you, comfort you, reason with you and protect you. Not as 'A Master' who controls you, who may not show you love and whom you may not have a close relationship with.
Prayer: Thank You Loving Father for the Good News. I thank You that because of Jesus, I can come boldly into Your throne of grace without fear, guilt and shame. I pray, Heavenly Father, that as I continue to spend time with You, I will get to know more of You. May I experience You in such a way that I will call You 'My Husband'. [If you are a man also pray that by getting to know God, you will know what it means to be 'A Husband']. In Jesus Name I pray, Amen.
One-Year Daily Bible Reading Plan - Feb 09 2010 - Leviticus 18-21 (OT), Mark 8 (NT).
Suggested Prayer Point for yourself - Pray for the means by which you measure your success and achievements. Pray that you will not measure your success in life by how much you have, where your 'mates' are or by the goals you have set for yourself. Pray that each day you will seek God for His will concerning your day and you will walk according to His will. Pray that you will measure your success based on the purpose God has for you. Pray that you will not have cause to walk in envy, jealousy or self-condemnation because of inappropriate means of measuring your success and achievements. Supporting Scriptures - Deuteronomy 8:18, Joshua 1:8, Isaiah 65:21-23.
Suggested General Prayer Point - Pray for single parents. This includes widows, widowers and women who had children out of wedlock. Pray that God will teach them how to raise the children in the fear and nurture of God. Pray for their provision, sustenance and comfort.
God's Love and Mine...
