Relationships, Day 3

Relationships, Day 3



What does the bible say about relationships. I figure I might as well just keep this completely Scriptural today. Is that okay? Sometimes we don't always need the Heather Commentary.



Our relationship with God cannot be hidden from Him.

Genesis 3:8 Toward evening they heard the LORD God walking about in the garden, so they hid themselves among the trees. 9 The LORD God called to Adam. "Where are you?"



A right relationship with God leads to a right relationship with fellow believers.

Hebrews 12:14 Try to live in peace with everyone, and seek to live a clean and holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the LORD. 15 Look after each other so that none of you will miss out on the special favor of God. Watch out that no bitter root of unbelief rises up among you, for whenever it springs up, many are corrupted by its poison.



The relationship between Ruth and Naomi. Found in the book of Ruth. In my Life Application Study Bible, it describes their relationship:

The stories of several people in the Bible are woven together so closely that they are almost inseparable. We know more about their relationship than we do about each as individuals. Naomi and Ruth are beautiful examples of this blending of lives. Their cultures, family backgrounds, and ages were very different. As mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, they probably had as many opportunities for tension as for tenderness. And yet, they were bound to each other. They depended on one another, yet gave each other freedom in the relationship. God was at the center of their intimate communication. Their relationship was so close that Naomi had no choice to share her relationship with God.



In your relationships, do you have room for God?



How often do you share your thoughts and feelings about God? Your unedited concerns or questions about God? Open communication about our God with those who are close to us will bring depth and intimacy in those relationships.



Here is a perfect model for a relationship

a relationship where the greatest bond was faith in God

a relationship of strong mutual commitment

a relationship in which each person tried to do what was best for the other

God's living presence in a relationship overcomes differences that might otherwise create division and disharmony



Ruth 1:16,17

"But Ruth replied, 'don't ask me to leave you and turn back. I will go wherever you go and live wherever you live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. I will die where you die and will be buried there. May the LORD punish me severely if I allow anything but death to separate us!"





Dear Lord, thank you for your word. I love how it never fails to teach me new things. I thank you for those who you have put in my path. Those that don't always have the same background as I do. Lord, I love the way you created us to be in relationship with each other. May I be a blessing to you and never leave you out of my relationships. May I learn to make things right and not hold resentment and may I learn to trust again. Please bless those who read this today. may they be reminded of their relationships and the blessings that you intended. May they all be restored. In Jesus name, Amen.

Please pray for Charity L. this week. Thank you.