Post by broncbuster2 on Nov 29, 2007 17:59:41 GMT -5
Bible Study Verse
Ephesians 5:28
In this same way,
husbands
ought
to love
their wives as their own bodies. He who
loves his wife
loves himself. After all, no one ever
hated
his own
body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as
Christ does
the church. (NIV)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thoughts<br
>
A few weeks ago, my wife stopped by my
office
where I am fortunate to have the liberty of
hanging a few of my game trophies on the
wall. One
of these is a 5X5 bull elk which I took last
year with a
muzzleloader in northern Arizona. As my
wife was
perusing my office, she pointed at the
antlers
and asked, "Is that my elk?"
"Uh, no,"
I said, "that's my
elk; you haven't killed an elk with antlers
yet."
To
which she replied, "As I said, is that my
elk?"
I
stopped what I was doing and carefully
digested this
last question for a long moment before
looking
up. "You want to kill a bull elk?" I asked.
Her
reply started with
something like, "Yeah, If you loved
me, . . . ."
If you're
married you know that, regardless of how
the
statement ended, the message was very
clear. Though
my wife had been on a number of elk hunts
and had
even harvested a cow elk herself, she had
never
hunted bull elk. Ever try to explain the
Draw process to
a woman who wants to hunt something?
Trust me,
it's all beside the point. However, here is
the point: Her
statement about the 5X5 on my wall could
have
represented anything that involved quality
time with
her--a family vacation, a weekend alone
without the kids, or a bull elk hunt. Our
hunting can
mean the world to us, but it is never more
important
than loving our wives. Obedience to God's
Word is not
optional; nor is loving our wife as our self
a mere
suggestion. The union of a husband and
wife was
God's first created organization in the
Bible, even
before the church; (Genesis 1:27-28) and
certainly before
hunting clubs and the like. If you are
seeking God's
blessing on your next hunt, be sure you and
your
spouse are "one" (Ephesiana 5:31) on the
matter. (RC)
Action Point
If you have a wife or daughter who likes to
hunt, Amen!
God has obviously already blessed you in
this area.
Make every opportunity to hunt together. I
see no
downside to this. Make sure you
accommodate them
in order that you do not turn them off from
the hunting or fishing experience. The
trip need not
resemble the last episode
of "Survivorman".
Remember 1 Peter 3:7: Husbands, in
the
same way
be considerate as you live with your wives,
and treat
them with respect as the weaker partner
and as heirs
with you of the gracious gift of life, so that
nothing will
hinder your prayers. (NIV)
Make
sure
you are well prepared to help them face
the
challenges of the tougher hunts without risk
to their
health and safety should problems arise.
Sportsmen's Tip of the Day
If you are not already doing so, plan, or
apply for big
game hunts with your wife. Use historical
draw information to make the best
opportunity for
getting drawn for a particular genus. Take
advantage
of "Juniors Only" hunts to help increase
successful
harvest odds when trying to encourage
your daughters
to take up the sport
Ephesians 5:28
In this same way,
husbands
ought
to love
their wives as their own bodies. He who
loves his wife
loves himself. After all, no one ever
hated
his own
body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as
Christ does
the church. (NIV)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thoughts<br
>
A few weeks ago, my wife stopped by my
office
where I am fortunate to have the liberty of
hanging a few of my game trophies on the
wall. One
of these is a 5X5 bull elk which I took last
year with a
muzzleloader in northern Arizona. As my
wife was
perusing my office, she pointed at the
antlers
and asked, "Is that my elk?"
"Uh, no,"
I said, "that's my
elk; you haven't killed an elk with antlers
yet."
To
which she replied, "As I said, is that my
elk?"
I
stopped what I was doing and carefully
digested this
last question for a long moment before
looking
up. "You want to kill a bull elk?" I asked.
Her
reply started with
something like, "Yeah, If you loved
me, . . . ."
If you're
married you know that, regardless of how
the
statement ended, the message was very
clear. Though
my wife had been on a number of elk hunts
and had
even harvested a cow elk herself, she had
never
hunted bull elk. Ever try to explain the
Draw process to
a woman who wants to hunt something?
Trust me,
it's all beside the point. However, here is
the point: Her
statement about the 5X5 on my wall could
have
represented anything that involved quality
time with
her--a family vacation, a weekend alone
without the kids, or a bull elk hunt. Our
hunting can
mean the world to us, but it is never more
important
than loving our wives. Obedience to God's
Word is not
optional; nor is loving our wife as our self
a mere
suggestion. The union of a husband and
wife was
God's first created organization in the
Bible, even
before the church; (Genesis 1:27-28) and
certainly before
hunting clubs and the like. If you are
seeking God's
blessing on your next hunt, be sure you and
your
spouse are "one" (Ephesiana 5:31) on the
matter. (RC)
Action Point
If you have a wife or daughter who likes to
hunt, Amen!
God has obviously already blessed you in
this area.
Make every opportunity to hunt together. I
see no
downside to this. Make sure you
accommodate them
in order that you do not turn them off from
the hunting or fishing experience. The
trip need not
resemble the last episode
of "Survivorman".
Remember 1 Peter 3:7: Husbands, in
the
same way
be considerate as you live with your wives,
and treat
them with respect as the weaker partner
and as heirs
with you of the gracious gift of life, so that
nothing will
hinder your prayers. (NIV)
Make
sure
you are well prepared to help them face
the
challenges of the tougher hunts without risk
to their
health and safety should problems arise.
Sportsmen's Tip of the Day
If you are not already doing so, plan, or
apply for big
game hunts with your wife. Use historical
draw information to make the best
opportunity for
getting drawn for a particular genus. Take
advantage
of "Juniors Only" hunts to help increase
successful
harvest odds when trying to encourage
your daughters
to take up the sport