Marriage is the foundation of
a family, and a family is a small church of Christ. It is the family that is
the meaning and purpose of marriage.
There are many
institutions in the world today, but only two institutions were established by
God. These are the church and the home. It is significant that God chose to
create the home first. A home starts when two people get married. Marriage is
the most important relationship in the physical world. We should be careful to
follow the rules that God has made for marriage. lf you follow God's pattern,
you can have a wonderful marriage.
Marriage and family is instituted by God. It is not man's idea. Let us look at Genesis 2 vs 18 -21:
18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” 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.
Man was not consulted. man has no contribution. It is purely an institution of God. So it is stupid to ignore Him when you are talking about marriage. The passage above said that man was formed from the ground(dust). We all know that dust has no value yet God put His breathe into a valueless thing. What He is saying here is when God step into a something that is valueless, He put His life in it. Without the life of God in a family, that family is useless like that of the dry bone in Ezekiel 37. life must has the breathe of God in it for it to have a meaning and identity!
What is the breathe of God:
Let us look at these passages John 6 vs 63 and Isaiah 34 vs 16
Isaiah 34: 16 says, "Seek and read from the book of the Lord: Not one of these shall be missing; none shall be without her mate. for the mouth of the Lord has commanded, and His Spirit has gathered them". (RSV)
John 6:63 says, "It is the Spirit that gives life, the flesh is of no avail; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life". (RSV)
God's word is God's Spirit.The Holy Spirit gives spiritual life; without the work of the Holy Spirit, it becomes difficult for couples to see the need to work together for the singleness of purpose and for the success of their marriage. Crisis in any family is not Satanic but a wisdom deficiency. Without the word of God every family will remain a STATUE without life. Because the understanding of God's word and practicing obedience is a solid foundation to weather the storms of life together. Marriage is not a man's product but God's product and He left a manual on how it has to to function. And the manual left is the BIBLE! When the manual is not followed it distort and defeat the purpose for which it is created. No man can tell you how to marry. You need to go to the manufacturer for the manual. Psalm 11 vs 3 says, "If the foundation are destroyed, what can the righteous do"?No other foundation can couple lay in marriage that that which God has already laid. If you try to lay another foundation you will be useless. No man can have result unless he is willing to change and embrace and live by the principles lay out in the word of God. The ability to accept the truth and change is maturity. maturity is not of age but understanding of the word of God. And nothing can be truer than the true. NO OUTDATED TRUTH!
Things that will make your marriage and family difference:
1. The word of God must be your guiding truth. marriage cannot stand without the word of God.
2. Value the word of God most and you will never have a problem. For where there is God, there everything is good.
3. Live the word by applying His teachings in your marriage and you will then have a blissful marriage you desire.
4. Love and respect each other and make devotion and praying together a priority in your home.
5. Never see each other as an enemy but the devil as your common enemy.
6. A man's acceptance of his role as protector is the true measure of his manhood in his home.
7. Set peace of mind as your highest goal and organize your entire life around it .
Things that will make your marriage and family difference:
1. The word of God must be your guiding truth. marriage cannot stand without the word of God.
2. Value the word of God most and you will never have a problem. For where there is God, there everything is good.
3. Live the word by applying His teachings in your marriage and you will then have a blissful marriage you desire.
4. Love and respect each other and make devotion and praying together a priority in your home.
5. Never see each other as an enemy but the devil as your common enemy.
6. A man's acceptance of his role as protector is the true measure of his manhood in his home.
7. Set peace of mind as your highest goal and organize your entire life around it .
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