June 20-26 Our Christian Life And Ministry (Midweek) Meeting Answers: Spiritual Gems
Are you familiar with Amnon? He is one of David's sons who fell in love with his half-sister Tamar. Amnon becomes infatuated with Tamar and his sexual desires let him to uncontrolled behavior. Feigning illness, Amnon contrived to have Tamar sent to his quarters to cook for him, and then he forcibly violated her. This mistake of selfishness led to tragedy in his family. What have we learned? Showing self-control whether we are single or contemplating marriage, or we are married, is always the best option.
Here are some highlights of this week's Bible reading:
- In 2 Samuel 13: 5-11, Amnon lustfully planned ahead of time how to satisfy his sexually excited flesh in an immoral way. May we be on guard not to be like him. Plan how to escape such immoral thoughts rather than giving ourselves into them.
- 2 Samuel 14:11 teaches us " Not a hair of your head will perish (or, fall)’ is a statement guaranteeing complete protection and safety. This motivates us to rely always on Jehovah God.
We have also been reminded about true beauty. Absalom turned out to be an undesirable man in spite of his enviable appearance. His outstanding physical beauty did not compensate for his arrogance and disloyalty, nor did it prevent his ruin. On the other hand, the Bible contains many examples of wise, appealing people about whom nothing is said of their physical appearance. What mattered most was their inner beauty. Let us be beautiful in Jehovah's eyes.
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