God is gracious. I believe I have mentioned that before. But it's still true. I listened to the next sermon in Genesis today, the one I've been sitting on for the past two days, and in it Pastor Mark talked about Judah's sons. One of them is killed by God for wanting sex but no children. Genesis 38. Maybe he doesn't want to share his inheritance. Maybe he doesn't want responsibility. Whatever it was, it was evil enough and God took it seriously enough that there was some smiting. Pastor Mark stated his plain belief that if someone does not want to be a parent, they should not both get married and also call themself a Christian.
Maybe you cannot have your own children for physical reasons; maybe it's not wise to start procreating at a certain season of the marriage. But everyone is capable of being some manner of parent. And if you say "well, that's not for me," because you are scared or lazy, that's a sin. That's the direction that my meditation was taking me on my own. Birth control technology has altered the conversation, as well as the pace of life events, but in the end the answer is pretty simple. I am grateful, both for the answer and its clarity. I hate stuff that I can weasel out of.
- J
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