“How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?” Romans 10:14
We don’t have live TV in our house. Since live news only seemed to make me angry, I discontinued it 2 years ago. My daughter had an older Roku device she gave to us and after some learning, we were able to watch movies and TV shows without losing our minds. This Mother’s day my daughter asked if mom would like a newer, faster unit. While I am sure it had never entered Katie’s mind, I couldn’t think of anything either. So…. SURPRISE!
My son-in-law was sweet to hook it up too! The power cord didn’t mesh with the older unit, so the tiny wire had to drop to the floor. About 6 months ago I had granted Katie’s long wish of mounting the TV on the wall and running the wire behind it. She was happy. Three days after getting her mothers Day present, she asked this question…”Is that new TV unit really all that much better?” Being a husband for almost 42 years…. I froze!
Some of my Father’s wisdom actually sunk in. He used to say, “never give a job or tie up a newly married couple’s time for their first year of marriage. They are adjusting.” I never really knew what that meant until I got married. One of the biggest lessons a man needs to learn is the secret verbal code of their wives. While it can NEVER be fully mastered… it had BETTER be part of the commitment. I just KNEW Katie’s comment about that TV unit was a code I’d best ‘cipher!’
God created men and women and gave them each a differing part of His character. When either party demands their own way without consideration of their spouse, God’s best way usually gets set on the shelf. So it is true… together we’re better. This verse today might be considered a female version of the Great Commission. Jesus had said, “GO!” Here, the Word throws out several questions to help The Church ‘get it’ on their own. So…. do you?
Wednesday nights at Bible Study we have been learning HOW to ‘GO’ and ‘LIVE’ our life as God’s called into the world He wants to save. God is pleading with us to proclaim the Gospel in several languages. Sadly, most Believers sit there on the couch…fearfully thinking, “what does He mean?”
Compromise is not an option here. I figured out that Katie would rather have a slow TV unit with NO wires hanging down the wall than a fast one ‘with’ wires. My wife is not mean, brutal or unrealistic. Because I love, her I will fix that wire! Likewise, our Lord will not compromise in His methods. When He said ‘Go,’ He meant it! He was talking to ‘ME!” Do I really need to say that includes ‘you’ too? Or do you understand ‘The Code?’
