Love With Forgiveness!
And Jesus answered and said to them,
“Because of the hardness of your heart Moses wrote
you this precept. But from the beginning of the
creation, God ‘made them male and female.’”
Mark 10: 5-6
Most people are familiar with the piece of paper issued by a
doctor and carried to a pharmacist: a prescription. Prescription
comes from a Latin word meaning “to direct in writing.”
A doctor writes directions for the pharmacist
which are then passed on to the patient:
“Take one pill three times per day.”
Prescription is not to be confused with permission. Moses permitted
Israelites to file for divorce because they rejected God’s prescription
that marriage was to be permanent. Divorced women were cast aside
with no protections. Moses outlined how divorce was to be handled
by men (Deuteronomy 24:1-4).
God prescribed life-long marriage; Moses permitted men to divorce
their wives because of the hardness of men’s hearts. But with the
coming of mercy and grace in Jesus Christ came the covering for
it all: forgiveness. God’s grace covers all the mistakes and wrong
decisions we could ever make.
If you have been through a divorce, thank God for
His grace. His open arms of love and forgiveness
are there for all who come to Him.
"The glory of Christianity is
to conquer by forgiveness."
William Blake
