Proverbs 27:8 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.” (Proverbs 27:8 KJV)

This passage should be a specific reminder to men, using the analogy of a bird straying away from its nest. Or, most specifically this passage indicates, to "her" – the women of the house, as we noticed in some instances in this day and age. This is addressed to us all! A nest is a young bird's secure place of refuge. A father or a mother bird wandering away from it puts the young ones out of the protection of its parents and makes it a helpless prey to awaiting predators. Wandering is an un-thought act, or action thought out contrary to common sense that aligns with the purpose of the nest - a secure home. It is not about leaving the nest for the right reason of gathering food or for a grown up bird to start on its own. This is addressed to those who left and forgot their address to return. This is such a great analogy for the broken families of today. Wandering, almost so often ends in a life squandered. A life designed for a great calling is wasted due to thoughtless wandering.

Addressed to men and women, God wants men to be MEN and women to be WOMEN! And, they should not wander from home. In this present age, it has become casual for many to walk away from their commitments - from their vows to God and to their bride and groom - much like the bird wandering from its nest - many are caught . . . trapped . . . hunted and captured by regrets. Many young children growing without a father and a mother lost their sense of belonging. For the young ones, left in the home by "wandering" providers, they’re left unprotected and un-nurtured to be who they should be.

This must stop! It starts by receiving the Lordship of our Lord Jesus Christ and heeding this call from the epistle of Apostle Paul to the Ephesians: “Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself." (Ephesians 5:21-30 ESV)

And I Say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)

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