The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” …But for Adam no suitable helper was found. So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh. Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman,' for she was taken out of man." For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.
Genesis 2:18, 20b-25
Did you marry for life, or did you plan to divorce your spouse if your marriage did not work out? That question may sound ridiculous, but it seems like some people honestly gave themselves an out.
I to remind couples who may be considering divorce, that their marriage is for life. Jesus teaches us in Matthew 19 that divorce was due to the hardness of the heart of man (generic).
Bible says in Malachi that:
Another thing you do: You flood the LORD's altar with tears. You weep and wail because He no longer pays attention to your offerings or accepts them with pleasure from your hands. You ask, “Why” It is because the LORD is acting as the witness between you and the wife of your youth, because you have broken faith with her, though she is your partner, the wife of your marriage covenant. Has not the LORD made them one? In flesh and spirit they are His. And why one? Because He was seeking godly offspring. So guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith with the wife of your youth. “I hate divorce,” says the LORD God of Israel, “and I hate a man's covering himself with violence as well as with his garment,” says the LORD Almighty. So guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith.
Malachi 2:13-16
Paul taught the church in Ephesus how husbands are to love their wives, and the wives must respect their husbands. Just imagine if we did what the Word teaches us, I do not believe we would have all the divorces that we have today.
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself… However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
Ephesians 5:25-28, 33
Husbands I challenge and urge you to become the spiritual leader of your homes regardless of what your marriage may be going through at this moment. Pray for your wife daily, bless her as the Lord leads, provide for her as you want to show her unconditional love, and be an excellent example to your children. She is your wife for life. Teach your children what it is to be a spiritual leader in your home, teaching them the Word of God, and try to pray with them daily. Living away from home due to work is no longer a limitation as social media (Zoom App, Microsoft Teams et cetera) has bridge the social gap.
Wives, do you respect your husbands? Men are to love their wives as their own bodies. A man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. Ephesians 5:31. When a wife start disrespecting her husband probably because of his actions, behaviours, and words, she opens a gap for the enemy to come into their home and pour self-righteousness, bitterness, and anger into their heart.
I pray that you will seek the Lord for His wisdom and direction in your personal life, applying God’s biblical principles. Be obedient to God's Word and see the blessings He will give you due to your obedience. He will rebuild your walls to be strong and fortified, to protect you and your loved ones. God created marriage, and He wants to heal, restore and rebuild your marriage! Will you wait on God’s timing?
Be married for Life. Marriage is meant for this world and the outer man. It's only physical death that abbrogates the marriage contract. There is no marriage in the life hereafter. So, if you have any love to show your spouse please do it whilst the 2 of you are alive.
There is no other condition whilst the 2 are alive in this physical body except infidelity or adultery that allows the aggrieved party to abbrogate the Marriage Contract. But under the dispensation of Grace I pray you ask God for Grace to forgive your spouse. It takes only Grace to forgive infidelity, so keep the Marriage Bed Holy and Pure.
Do not covet your neighbour's spouse. Neither covet your friends', colleagues', siblings' co-workers' and enemy's spouse. Covetousness is as evil as adultery or infidelity.
Keep the passion high to keep the Bridal Party all night long and all day long for Life.
Bro Ritchie Edukwesi WOANYA
