27/07/2022
WORD FEAST DEVOTIONAL
Friday, 22nd July, 2022.
TOPIC: SIGN OF A PROFITABLE MARRIAGE (PART 1)
TEXT: GENESIS 2:19-25
"19 So the Lord God formed from the ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them to the man to see what He would call them, and the man chose a name for each one.
20 He gave names to all the livestock, all the birds of the sky, and all the wild animals. But still there was no helper just right for him.
21 So the lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man slept, the lord God took out one of the man’s ribs and closed up the opening.
22 Then the lord God made a woman from the rib, and He brought her to the man.
23 “At last!” the man exclaimed. “This one is bone from my bone, and flesh from my flesh! She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken from ‘man.’
24 This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.
25 Now the man and his wife were both naked, but they felt no shame. (NLT).
Marriage is the coming together of a mature man and mature woman to become one mind and achieve the same purpose.
If the purpose of the man and the woman is different in the home then, they are not one or couple anymore. They will be referred to as living couple.
Another point we need to quickly establish here before we go too far is that, there are no christian marriages. There are only christians in marriage.
Meaning, marriage was not made for believers but for a man and a woman.
To buttress the point, when marriage was instituted by God, there were no christians on earth. There were only human beings (Adam and Eve) who were made in the very image of God.
So, marriage was not made for those who want to make heaven but for those who want to live together as one on the earth.
Therefore, there is nothing like your marriage will determine whether you will make heaven or not. It is not also true that the person you marry will determine your heaven.
So, it is not believers that should only be joined together in marriage.
The important thing in it is that a believer should marry a believer like him/her. While nonbeliever should marry nonbeliever. This is because of their belief.
So, nonbeliever should not marry believer because they will not understand each other well because of their lifestyles.
"12 Now, I will speak to the rest of you, though I do not have a direct command from the Lord. If a fellow believer has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to continue living with him, He must not leave her.
13 And if a believing woman has a husband who is not a believer and He is willing to continue living with her, she must not leave him.
14 For the believing wife brings holiness to her marriage, and the believing husband brings holiness to his marriage. Otherwise, your children would not be holy, but now they are holy." (1 Corin 7:12-14; NLT).
In these scriptures above, Paul Apostle referred to a man and a woman who got married as an unbeliever and later one of the couple accepted Christ Jesus.
So, the bible's stand is that the one who is a believer should not divorce the nonbeliever if he/she decided to stay in the marriage.
This is not talking about a believer getting married to an unbeliever.
So, we will be discussing within the context of Christian marriage.
However, there can still be profitable marriage in our own days if we can allow the following in our marriages.
1. Involve The Holy Spirit: 1 Corin 2:10;
"But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God." (NKJV).
The reason you have to involve the Holy Spirit in your marriage for profitability is because he knows the mind of God for everything that concerns you.
Anything you commit into his hand, he will help you to search out the best for you from God and reveal them to you. This exactly is what Christ Jesus told his disciples about the person of the Holy Spirit.
"But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you." (John 14:26; NLT).
"When the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what He has heard. He will tell you about the future." (John 16:13; NLT).
Involving the Spirit of God to lead you in your marriage is profitable to your home.
When the Holy Spirit gets involved in your home, He will ensure there is peace in your marriage and no storm will be able to overcome your marriage.
I pray for your marriage that it will enjoy perpetual peace that no storm can silence in Jesus name.
ENJOY UNLIMITED JOY!
Author: Apostle Yinka Samson
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WORD FEAST DEVOTIONAL
Monday, 25th July, 2022.
TOPIC: SIGNS OF A PROFITABLE MARRIAGE (PART 2)
TEXT: GENESIS 2:19-25
"19 So the Lord God formed from the ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them to the man to see what He would call them, and the man chose a name for each one.
20 He gave names to all the livestock, all the birds of the sky, and all the wild animals. But still there was no helper just right for him.
21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man slept, the Lord God took out one of the man’s ribs and closed up the opening.
22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib, and He brought her to the man.
23 “At last!” the man exclaimed. “This one is bone from my bone, and flesh from my flesh! She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken from ‘man.’
24 This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.
25 Now the man and his wife were both naked, but they felt no shame.
Today, we will continue from where we stopped.
2. Be In Agreement With Your Spouse: Amos 3:3
"Can two walk together , unless they are agreed? (NKJV).
Your agreement with your spouse in your marriage has given the devil a total knock out. But whenever you disagree and you leave it to linger long, you are in a way given the devil a chance into your home.
No power on earth or in heaven that has been proven so strong to break the cord of strong agreement between husband and wife. It always make the enemy to be far from your home.
Even God testified to strong agreement between two or more people.
"5 But the Lord came down to look at the city and the tower the people were building.
6 “Look!” He said. “The people are united, and they all speak the same language. After this, nothing they set out to do will be impossible for them!"
(Gen 11:5-6; NLT).
No one, no power, no entity can stop two or more united people from achieving their purpose or aim in life.
So, it pays spouses to walk together in total agreement in their marriage.
3. Pay Attention To Each Other: Luke 10:39-42
"39 Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what He taught.
40 But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair to you that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me.”
41 But the Lord said to her, “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details!
42 There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.”
Attention can be defined as mental focus.
It can also be described as an action or a remark expressing of concern for interest in someone or something, especially in romantic interest.
When you give each other a quality attention, there is bound to be a strong and mutual love between both of you. The attention you give to your spouse will make him/her to believe that you care for him/her more closely.
One of the things that has been proven over the years in marriage is a strong s*x. And when this strong s*x is in place, it brings intimacy and intimacy produces unbroken attention. So, this is possible to take place in a marriage where s*x is regular.
Your woman/man needs attention regardless the age. This is one of the antidotes of marriage that usually gives the devil a technical knock out
I pray your marriage will enjoy more mega grace that will cause new wine to flow in your home in Jesus name.
ENJOY UNLIMITED JOY!
Author: Apostle Yinka Samson.
[email protected]
WhatsApp: 08133424560.