Hebrews 13:4 NKJV
“Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.”
If marriage must work, things must be simplified to the bearer minimum for maximum success. And our text did not come with any form of ambiguity whatsoever. The simple truth and wisdom of marital success - be it to the man or the woman is HONOUR. Let us look at the various ways this honour applies in marriage; and again I will discuss this in a point by point approach.
i. Honour marriage
Have respect for the marriage institution in all you do. Marriage is a creation of God and by honoring it; you would be honouring God who created it. Beyond honoring that person you are married to, honour the institution itself.
ii. Respect your spouse
Never allow yourself come to the point where your spouse loses regard in your eyes, as it happened to Michal the daughter of Saul and wife of King David. Make conscious and deliberate effort to make sure your spouse is honoured in your heart and your eyes. Make sure everyone around you including the children know this.
iii. Honour the marriage bed
By this I mean the sexual experience. Never ever allow yourself to experience sexual pleasure with any other person anywhere in this world other than your spouse. If you dare, that would be a great dishonor to your spouse, to your marriage and to God.
iv. Honour God by keeping Him as number one
Whatever you do, never make the mistake of relegating God to the background. Make sure He has the pre-eminence in your home and marriage. God is honoured when He is given first place in all that you do. No matter what you do for God, if it does not come from the heart, He doesn't get to feel honoured. And you know that God confers reciprocal honour on anyone who honours him. 1Samuel 2:30.
Marriage is smooth, stressless, effortless, glorious and beautiful when God is given the first place in honour.
BE WISE IN JESUS NAME.
Assignment
i. Pay attention to the lessons of today and read them all over again.
ii. Examine yourself to see how many you have been doing and which ones may be lacking. And then pray them into your life.
Prayer
-Lord you said I could ask for wisdom when I lack it. Please fill me with the wisdom for marital honour in Jesus Name.
-Deliver me from all kinds of foolishness in Jesus Name.
Nugget
Marriage is smooth, stressless, effortless, glorious and beautiful when God is given the first place in honour.
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