July 24, 2011

Marriage: July 19, 2011

JULY 19 2011. TODAYS WORD FOR TUESDAY JULY 19, 2011.

MARRIAGE

DEFINITION:

The legal union of a man and a woman; the state of being married or united.

SCRIPTURE:

He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor of the Lord. Proverbs 18:22.

But he who is married cares about the things of the world, how he may please his wife. I Corinthians 7:33.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

It was 54 years ago today that we were married in St. Louis Missouri. We had looked forward to this day for months. Both of our parents had prepared us for marriage.

We knew that marriage was a vow that we would be faithful and true to one another as long as we both lived. This is absolutely essential for those that are believers in Jesus. Marriage was ordained by God and is to be honored by all believers. Honor means highly esteemed, the most precious, warm, tender and the dearest of relationships.

The apostle Paul wrote in the book of Ephesians two important verses about marriage that we have honored all of our married life. In Ephesians 5:25 it reads, “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ loved the church, and gave Himself for it.”

And in Ephesians 5:31-32 we are told by Paul, “For this cause shall man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.”

Marriage unites two people so that they are no longer two entities but one single entity. This is one of the biggest adjustments for newly married couples because they have been used to having their independence and doing what they wanted to do. After marriage it can no longer be, “I want” but “what do you want.” It was an adjustment we had to make but one that has great rewards. There is a joy in working together for common goals to benefit each other.

It was with these thoughts from scripture that we began our married life together. And now 54 years later with six wonderful children and their spouses and twenty grandchildren we continue to thank God daily for bringing us together and leading and blessing us as He has.

Often we are asked questions about the length of our marriage and the successes we have seen with our children and grandchildren. Our answer is always the same. It is because of the grace of God. We daily have put our trust in Him. We read the Bible daily. We pray daily. We tithe on all of our income that God blesses us with. And we do not sit back on our laurels but daily press on to do more for Him. We feel that this has brought the blessing of God on our marriage. This is God’s promise in I Samuel 2:30, “for them that honor Me, I will honor.”

LEARNING:

Our memory verse for this week is found in Mark 13:31.

“Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.”

PRAYER:

We thank You today for Your blessing on marriage to those that love You and put their trust in You.

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