Day 243 - She Is My Sister, He Is My Brother!

Thoughts on Michael Wells’ teachings in My Weakness for His Strength (Vol. 1) - # 358

         

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Anyone who had fellowship with Michael Wells knew God gave him His Mind that would travel to places some never go. Today’s writing is one of those, I think…lol. It is actually the connection of one verse mentioning something in one context to another mentioning the same word in a different context that gives us a great Truth.

And with that Truth we have a whole new perspective and dimension on the relationship and fellowship of a wife and a husband. Well, amen.

DAY 243

She Is My Sister, He Is My Brother!

And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” --Genesis 20:2

For those of you who are married, what are some of the words and concepts that stir in your mind when you hear the words “wife” or “husband”? When I say that I have a wife or call Betty "my wife," many things come to mind, for there are myriad issues associated with the term "wife." I think of the children, finances, the home, the emotional, physical, and mental aspects of our relationship, future and past events both good and bad, commitment, oneness, pains and joys, holidays, babies, ultimate goals, and more. After all, she is my wife.

There is much written on the relationship of husband and wife. However, I want to investigate an overlooked aspect of marriage, a greater relationship than marriage, that of brother and sister in Christ. In heaven there will be no marriage, for the earthly relationship of marriage will end on earth. “For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven” (Mark 12:25). When I look at my wife and call her “Sister,” everything changes. Just as the word “wife” brings with it a multitude of feelings, situations, and actions, so does the word “sister.” She is my sister in Christ; I am her brother in Christ. Those two words, “sister and brother,” move us to a different realm with completely different issues and goals. Once I call her “Sister,” I acknowledge that she is not my own; she has a Father and is a member of a family. As my sister she has a goal that goes above and beyond that of being half of a married couple. God is the goal and the desire of our hearts; we must encourage each other in Him. Who did what and said what is not of ultimate importance; He is. All of the little annoyances of the day do not matter. Earthly mistakes are not the issue. Security is not in finances or who was wisest with the money. Together, He is our goal. When offended, we recognize that we deserve to be offended until we cannot be offended, for of what use will we be in the kingdom if we still get offended? I cannot judge my sister, for, ”Who are you to judge the servant of another? To his own master he stands or falls; and stand he will, for the Lord is able to make him stand” (Romans 14:4). There is something higher than marriage for a couple, another dimension, and there is a better place from which to relate. Sometime today, turn to your wife and call her, “Sister,” or to your husband and say, “Brother.” For too long we have only seen our mates as wife or husband, and there is more.

Yellow – VIP, Very Important Point      Green – IT, Incredible Truth        

Red – GP, Greatest Promises

Turquoise – UR, Unfathomable Riches           Pink – PV, Priceless Victory

Again, for those who knew Michael well, one think that probably came to mind as you read today’s writing…”a lesser must give way to a greater.” Did you think that? Stop and meditate a moment on the issue of an overlooked aspect of marriage, a greater relationship than marriage, that of brother and sister in Christ.

What now?

She is not my own.

She has a goal that goes above and beyond that of being half of a married couple.

God is the goal and the desire of our hearts; we must encourage each other in Him.

Together, He is our goal.

There is something higher than marriage for a couple, another dimension, and there is a better place from which to relate.

Do you and I relate?

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