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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

There's no gridlock with God…no stalemate…no tie game. If a husband and wife have talked things out, but cannot come to agreement on a matter, the Bible teaches that the husband's authority prevails. By divine design God has entrusted to the husband leadership and authority with which to wisely and lovingly rule the household. The husband is not guaranteed the smartest decisions-but God does expect him to exercise leadership in the home and to have the power to veto (break up an impasse with his vote). However, this does not give him the right to be arrogant and to flaunt his authority, or to run roughshod over other family members' feelings. He has no right to refuse to listen to his wife, to withdraw from confrontational discussions, to act in anger, or to act in a non-understanding way (1 Peter 3:7). He has no right to exasperate his children or anyone else in the family. He must love his wife even as Christ loves the church and gave Himself up for it. Because of the Biblical doctrine of ';male headship,' I place (and I believe God places) the brunt of the responsibility for family growth, happiness, and harmony, upon the husband. Since he is the one entrusted with leadership, he is the one chiefly responsible for leading the family towards the goal of Christlikeness (Peter Wise).
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Someone once said we are all brought to the same level at the foot of the cross. The cross pours contempt on our pride and screams to us that reconciliation with God was entirely the work of Jesus. The cross screams to us that God justifies all His children with the same infinite love. The cross screams to us that we are all adopted into the same spiritual family in the same way with the same privileges. The cross screams to us that the sins of disunity such as discord, hatred, bitterness, strife, divisiveness, malice, jealousy, envy, disgust, indifference, unforgiveness have all been shattered by the cross and are therefore unacceptable amongst God’s redeemed. The cross teaches us that the grace that saves us results in grace that transforms us to live more like Jesus Christ, the “Prince of Peace” Himself. And the cross teaches us to join Paul in his never-ending refrain of boasting only in the cross (Gal. 6:14). And with our eyes on the cross, we strike a deathblow to our pride which fuels our divisions.
Randy Smith

Bible – Afrikaans – Psalms Chapter 5:1-13.

Index: Afrikaans

 

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5:1 Vir die musiekleier; met fluite. ‘n Psalm van Dawid.

5:2 o HERE, luister na my woorde, let op my versugting.

5:3 Gee ag op die stem van my hulpgeroep, my Koning en my God, want tot U bid ek.

5:4 In die môre, HERE, sal U my stem hoor; in die môre sal ek dit aan U voorlê en afwag.

5:5 Want U is nie ‘n God wat behae het in goddeloosheid nie; die kwaaddoener sal by U nie vertoef nie.

5:6 Die onsinniges sal voor u oë nie standhou nie; U haat al die werkers van ongeregtigheid.

5:7 U sal die leuensprekers laat omkom; van die man van bloed en bedrog het die HERE ‘n afsku.

5:8 Maar ek, deur die grootheid van u goedertierenheid mag ek in u huis ingaan, my buig na u heilige tempel, in u vrees.

5:9 HERE, lei my in u geregtigheid om my vyande ontwil; maak u weg voor my reg.

5:10 Want in hulle mond is niks betroubaars nie; hulle binneste bring onheil; hulle keel is ‘n oop graf; hulle maak hul tong glad.

5:11 Verklaar hulle skuldig, o God! Laat hulle val deur hul planne; dryf hulle weg oor die menigte van hul oortredinge, want hulle is wederstrewig teen U.

5:12 Maar laat húlle almal bly wees wat by U skuil; laat hulle vir ewig jubel, en beskut U hulle; en laat in U juig die wat u Naam liefhet.

5:13 Want U seën die regverdige, o HERE, U omring hom met welbehae soos met ‘n skild.