MAKING YOUR MARRIAGE
WORK II
Memorise: And said, For this cause shall a man
leave father and mother, and
shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be
one flesh. Matthew 19:5
Read:
Ephesians 5:21-25, 21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto
the Lord.
23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ
is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let
the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the
church, and gave himself for it;
Bible in one year: Matthew 9:27-12:8, Job
12:1-12
MESSAGE!!!
A marriage that has
God in it is the best thing that can happen to any child of God. The Bible
says:
“Whoso findeth a wife
findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.”
Proverbs 18:22
This scripture
unequivocally dismisses the wrong notion of marriage being a burden. For your
marriage to work, our memory verse for today reveals the first obligation on
the part of the man (the husband) towards his wife: you must strictly adhere to
this twin-command – leaving your parents and cleaving to your wife. Some men
never leave their parents, particularly their mother. They are “mummy’s boys”
and after marriage they still ‘eat from their mother’s pot’ on regular basis.
This habit destroys a marriage relationship fast.
Unconditional love is
another obligation a husband must perform towards his wife. This kind of love
will make the man give his entire being to his wife without expecting anything
in return. The Bible says:
“Husbands, love your
wives, even as Christ also loved the Church, and gave himself for it”
Ephesians 5:25
Some men,
unfortunately, do not know what it means to be married. Marriage could be regarded
as giving of one’s self to one’s spouse. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, gave
the real picture of marital obligation when he wrote:
“But I would have you
without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to
the Lord, how he may please the Lord: But he that is married careth for the
things that are of the world, now he may please his wife”
1st
Corinthians 7:32-33
The truth in the above
passage is that a man is under obligation to cater for his wife and to have an
unreserved commitment to the joy and well-being of his wife. Some so-called
Christians are so careless about their marriage that they neglect the divine
mandate of caring for the family. As a result, the wife becomes disillusioned
about the faith and the children vow never to follow their father to worship
God. At the end of the day, the failure of the family eventually affects their
Christian walk and ministry. Love must be experimental and substantial, men
must show their love practically, and their spouses will not be in doubt as to
whether or not they are loved.
Prayer point
Father, please give me the ability to love my
spouse unconditionally.
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