Day 341 - Matthew 19

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V.1-12 In answer to this question, the Lord Jesus takes them right back to God’s original institution of marriage. He recognizes that God had allowed Moses to write bills of divorcement because of the hardness of their heart. But we believers now know, from such scriptures as Ephesians 5:22-3322Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. 23For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. 24Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. 25Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. 28So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. 29For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: 30For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 31For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. 32This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. 33Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband. (Ephesians 5:22‑33), that God had an even more glorious purpose in establishing marriage. It was to be a picture of a union which could never, never be broken, the union of Christ and His bride, the Church, or assembly. This is a spiritual union. It has been made possible by Christ’s death on the cross. So in this way the Spirit of God, through Christ, provides a spiritual power for the believer which is more powerful than nature.
V.13-15 God’s creation was very good (Gen. 1:3131And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. (Genesis 1:31)). Though much of it has been ruined by sin, much also remains. Children are an example of that first creation. We love children, they are God’s gift to us. We see here the value God places on them, for when we believe we become His children (1 John 3:1-21There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. (John 3:1‑2)).
V.16-22 This man who came to Jesus, had kept the relationships of life, what more was needed? Paul, before he was saved, was as blameless as this man. But the heart was away from God. We do not here have the gospel, for Jesus had not yet died. But it shows a Jew trying to find life with his old heart, and he can’t. So he goes away sorrowful.
V.23-30 The disciples also needed instruction. In the Old Testament, riches had been a sign of God’s blessing. But no longer. Now blessing is in the heart.
V.27-30 Eternal life comes from believing that Christ died to put away my sins from God’s sight forever; and not keeping the law. Remember, Jesus had not yet died and risen again. Now Romans 6:2323For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 6:23) makes all plain and simple for today. Yet people today still try to follow Christ’s teachings without accepting Him as their Savior.