Open Heaven 4 December 2020: [Friday]
Daily Devotional By Pastor E.A Adeboye – Don’t Be Desperate for Marriage
DON’T
BE DESPERATE FOR MARRIAGE – Friday December 4th
2020
Memorise: Then
his father and his mother said unto him, is there never a woman among the
daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a
wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her
for me; for she please me well. Judges 14:3
Read: Genesis
29:20-28 (KJV)
20 And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and
they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
21 And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are
fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a
feast.
23 And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his
daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.
24 And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.
25 And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and
he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with
thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?
26 And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the
younger before the firstborn.
27 Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service
which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel
his daughter to wife also.
Read: Genesis 31:30-35 (KJV)
30 And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone,
because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou
stolen my gods?
31 And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I
said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.
32 With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before
our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob
knew not that Rachel had stolen them.
33 And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into
the two maidservants' tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah's
tent, and entered into Rachel's tent.
34 Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not.
Bible in
one year: 2nd Corinthians 5-9, Sing Hymn 20
Message:-
So many people are having problems in their marriages today because they were so desperate for marriage that they ended up marrying a devil.
Open Heaven 4 December 2020 – Don’t Be Desperate for Marriage
Jacob was so desperate to marry Rachel that he did not study her
character well enough to see her strong commitment to idols, and more
importantly, he did not ask God to choose for him as had been the custom in his
family (Genesis 24:12-14). I am writing this today because I don’t want you to
fall victim of the same error if you are still single. You need God to enable you
to find the right partner. In Proverbs 18:22, the Bible says:
Open Heaven 4 December 2020: [Friday] Daily Devotional By Pastor E.A Adeboye – Don’t Be Desperate for Marriage
“Whoso findeth a wife
findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.”
The Bible verse above implies that not just any woman
would make a wife. For every one of our single brothers: may you find a wife – one
who would move you forward and be a help meet indeed, in the mighty name of
Jesus.
I know a case of two people who were both desperate to
get married. They came across each other and soon got married. From the first
week of their marriage they became like cats and dogs. I pray for anyone
trusting God for a future partner that you will find favour with God and know
His will. A sister should not agree to a marriage proposal just because she
feels age is no longer on her side. Only a man who is God-fearing and can love
her as Christ loves the Church is worthy of a sister’s hand in marriage.
Open Heaven 4 December 2020 Friday: Prayer Point
The thing about marriage is that once you are in it, you
cannot change your mind as God hates divorce (Malachi 2:16). Brother/Sisters,
you need to be very sure that God is leading you into that marriage before you
exchange those marital vows. Do not marry someone for the sake of getting
married. It is better to wait on God for the right person than to settle for
just anyone because of societal pressures. A lot of Christians who committed
that error would tell you it is a grievous mistake to make. An error in
selecting a life partner could ruin a destiny. The Bible says if the foundation
be destroyed, what can the righteous do? (Psalm 11:3). A word is enough for the
wise.
Prayer
Point:
Father, Whatever
You must do, do it so that I don’t get into the wrong marriage in the mighty
name of Jesus.
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