Dear Prodigals: Talk 5 – Go Back To The Father’s Heart
builder2023-09-09T00:25:11+08:00TalkBefore I open the passage assigned to us today, may I confess something?I had a very difficult time studying our passage for today-- not because I have not experienced this myself-- but because it’s so important that we deliver this because it’s such a valuable topic.The topic for today is marriage and just in case you are single, this talk is still for you-- and you’ll find out why later.But we’re going to go and travel towards an issue called divorce. This is a topic, I’m sure, that people wonder about. It’s a very controversial topic and if you will notice, it takes grace to understand the passage we will read -- God’s grace that enables us to understand His wisdom.And my prayer for all of us today is we would have the grace to learn from God’s wisdom today.We’re going to talk about Deuteronomy’s laws on how couples are supposed to relate to each other-- and it usually starts with marriage.So, just a fair warning to all of you: the passage that we’re going to read is not going to inspire you. Actually, it will confuse you.Married people, this will make you ask questions. But I believe that God's wisdom is going to pour into this place.So, let's go to Deuteronomy 24:1:That's the passage that we're going to study today and I hope that we're going to lean in on God's Word. Just bow and let's welcome the Presence of God.Lord Jesus, this is Your Word. Heavenly Father, we are limited in the way of understanding it-- but because we know that you can work through this text, we believe that you can take this down to the level of our understanding so that we can find ways to apply this in our daily life. Lord, it might be difficult for us to hear but with your grace, there will be wisdom, there will be embrace, and there will be appreciation for this Word. Thank you so much for speaking to us. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.I'll read it to you one more time, in case you didn't catch that.Deuteronomy 24:1, and Moses says: If a man marries a woman who becomes displeasing to him because he finds something indecent about her, and then he writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her, and sends her from his house, divorce can happen.Now, it's very simple. You don't need a Master's degree in Theology. It simply means that a man can divorce his wife for absolutely any reason whatsoever that he finds displeasing about her.For instance, if she has bad breath, divorce her. She talks too loud that the entire barangay can hear her, divorce her. She takes too long in the shower, divorce her. She watches too many Korean dramas, my goodness, divorce her.That's what the passage is saying. This is the problem, my dear friends: We might be reading this ancient text with modern eyes. You don't do that. Because if you do that, you try to