Giving honour to marriage

 6 Dec 25

Today's devotional: taken from YouVersion, Life Application Study Bible Devotion


Giving honour to marriage

Giving honor to marriage will require the utmost in Christian conviction and sensitivity. Modern social theory may redefine the family, and the new definitions may be far from its biblical foundation. What can you do? Witness to the depth of God's love for you by keeping your marriage happy and strong. Remain faithful-in body and in mind. Pray for your spouse. Honor biblical marriage (consenting man-woman unions) by resisting political pressure to recognize and legalize other sexual preferences. Teach children the biblical meaning of marriage. Pray early for their own eventual spouses and families. Make marriage enrichment the goal of your small group discussions and study. Encourage the marriages around you to stay strong as well.


“Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.”

‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭13‬:‭4‬ ‭NIV‬‬

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Reflections

Marriage is actually an important step in any one’s life. For me I experienced it twice, without very good outcomes or rather I said it because it has no proper foundations (not Christ-centric).


I had counselled two ladies on the verge of divorce since I been through them myself and share experiences of the aftermath of it and more importantly, the importance of upholding their partner with respect. I do realised that a lot of issues arise out of either disrespect or the women wearing the pants. The proper family order as stated in the bible was not followed, leading to chaos, disagreements, judgements, etc. However, one of the lady eventually still ended up in divorce but the couple broke up rather amicably.


Marriage to me becomes something different because of what I read in the bible. The irony is that I lose my second marriage when I was getting to know the Lord. But I still want to give Him thanks because I felt it was not meant to be. The guy did not truly love me, even though I gave my all.


I felt that marriage that puts Christ at the center is a strong one because it has a solid foundation. No longer are the couples relying on their own strength but on God. Because there will definitely be difference in the way one live their life. Therefore marriage counselling is important and knowing that our bodies are given to our husband only after marriage is also important. No way should it be used as a trade off or to prove that one loves the other. It is a holy matrimony and a commitment to stay together till the day they are call home to be with the Lord. Honour your husband or your wife by staying faithful and by loving them by how you loved yourself too. 

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