MAKING
YOUR MARRIAGE WORK II
Memorise:
And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and
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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