DAY 146 Read Proverbs 5 through 9.
Today's reading: One recurring theme in Proverbs is the warning against unfaithfulness in love. Modern young people--and older ones too--might do well to heed these warnings.
Memory gem: "Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?" (Proverbs 6:27).
Thought for today:
Love should be expressed in words and deeds. During courtship a man usually goes out of his way to show affection and kindness to the lady of his choice. How can he expect to hold her affection and love unless after marriage he continues to show the same affection, interest, and gentleness as he did before?
After his wife's death Carlyle wrote this in his diary: "Oh, if I could see her once more to let her know that I always loved her. She never did know it." Poor Carlyle--and poor wife! He wrote great books, but certainly he could have written greater ones had he been wise enough to express his love to his faithful wife.
Ramsey MacDonald, three times prime minister of Great Britain, paid a beautiful tribute to his wife when he said that to turn to her in stress and storm was like going into a sheltered haven when the waters were at rest. "When I was weary and worn, buffeted and discouraged, thinking only of giving up to thankless strife,...my lady would heal and soothe me with her cheery faith and conviction, and send me forth to smite and be smitten."
It is as plain as can be that success in marriage consists not only in finding the right mate, but also in being the right mate. It is important to remember that a marriage license is a license for marriage, not a license for the roving eye and the faithless heart.
On the night that Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ford celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, a reporter asked to what they attributed their fifty years of successful married life. "The formula," said Ford, "is the same formula I have always used in making cars--just stick to one model."
Christ honored marriage when He performed His first miracle in Cana long ago. By His grace many who have found themselves in most uncongenial marriage relationships have been able to bring order out of chaos and hope out of despair. Every effort should be made to preserve marriage. In the confusion of our world today, it is still the blessed refuge of the heart.
Today's reading: One recurring theme in Proverbs is the warning against unfaithfulness in love. Modern young people--and older ones too--might do well to heed these warnings.
Memory gem: "Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?" (Proverbs 6:27).
Thought for today:
Love should be expressed in words and deeds. During courtship a man usually goes out of his way to show affection and kindness to the lady of his choice. How can he expect to hold her affection and love unless after marriage he continues to show the same affection, interest, and gentleness as he did before?
After his wife's death Carlyle wrote this in his diary: "Oh, if I could see her once more to let her know that I always loved her. She never did know it." Poor Carlyle--and poor wife! He wrote great books, but certainly he could have written greater ones had he been wise enough to express his love to his faithful wife.
Ramsey MacDonald, three times prime minister of Great Britain, paid a beautiful tribute to his wife when he said that to turn to her in stress and storm was like going into a sheltered haven when the waters were at rest. "When I was weary and worn, buffeted and discouraged, thinking only of giving up to thankless strife,...my lady would heal and soothe me with her cheery faith and conviction, and send me forth to smite and be smitten."
It is as plain as can be that success in marriage consists not only in finding the right mate, but also in being the right mate. It is important to remember that a marriage license is a license for marriage, not a license for the roving eye and the faithless heart.
On the night that Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ford celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, a reporter asked to what they attributed their fifty years of successful married life. "The formula," said Ford, "is the same formula I have always used in making cars--just stick to one model."
Christ honored marriage when He performed His first miracle in Cana long ago. By His grace many who have found themselves in most uncongenial marriage relationships have been able to bring order out of chaos and hope out of despair. Every effort should be made to preserve marriage. In the confusion of our world today, it is still the blessed refuge of the heart.
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