OCTOBER 5 - MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, SINGLENESS
READ 1 Corinthians 7
Paul instructs the Corinthians concerning marriage, divorce, and singleness.
INSIGHT
Within the bonds of marriage, spiritual, emotional, and physical dimensions exist. The relationship should be established by a spiritual bond out of which flow emotional and physical bonds. When this order is properly maintained, the relationship is balanced and satisfying. However, many marriages take the opposite direction. Out of physical attraction grow emotional bonds, and spiritual bonds may or may not follow. Strive to strengthen the spiritual bonds in your relationships in order to keep them healthy and balanced. Even in a marriage where one partner is unsaved, the relationship will be stronger and more satisfying if your spouse sees the reality of your spiritual life and love for Jesus Christ.
PRAYER
Praise the Lord that our spiritual bond with Christ can strengthen the bonds of other relationships:
Hallelujah!
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
His faithful love endures forever.
Who can declare the Lord’s mighty acts
Or proclaim all the praise due him?
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
From everlasting to everlasting.
Let all the people say, “Amen! ”
Hallelujah! (Psalm 106:1-2, 48).
Pause for praise and thanksgiving as you pray this confession to the Lord:
If we say, “We have no sin,” we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:8-9).
Confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind, and pray this affirmation to the Lord:
Jesus answered, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.” (John 14:23).
As you make your requests known to the Lord, include:
Finally, offer this prayer to the Lord:
I heard every creature in heaven, on earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them say,
Blessing and honor and glory and power
Be to the one seated on the throne,
And to the Lamb, forever and ever!
(Revelation 5:13).
Paul instructs the Corinthians concerning marriage, divorce, and singleness.
INSIGHT
Within the bonds of marriage, spiritual, emotional, and physical dimensions exist. The relationship should be established by a spiritual bond out of which flow emotional and physical bonds. When this order is properly maintained, the relationship is balanced and satisfying. However, many marriages take the opposite direction. Out of physical attraction grow emotional bonds, and spiritual bonds may or may not follow. Strive to strengthen the spiritual bonds in your relationships in order to keep them healthy and balanced. Even in a marriage where one partner is unsaved, the relationship will be stronger and more satisfying if your spouse sees the reality of your spiritual life and love for Jesus Christ.
PRAYER
Praise the Lord that our spiritual bond with Christ can strengthen the bonds of other relationships:
Hallelujah!
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
His faithful love endures forever.
Who can declare the Lord’s mighty acts
Or proclaim all the praise due him?
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
From everlasting to everlasting.
Let all the people say, “Amen! ”
Hallelujah! (Psalm 106:1-2, 48).
Pause for praise and thanksgiving as you pray this confession to the Lord:
If we say, “We have no sin,” we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:8-9).
Confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind, and pray this affirmation to the Lord:
Jesus answered, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.” (John 14:23).
As you make your requests known to the Lord, include:
- Greater sensitivity to sin
- The ministry of your church
- Your activities for the day
Finally, offer this prayer to the Lord:
I heard every creature in heaven, on earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them say,
Blessing and honor and glory and power
Be to the one seated on the throne,
And to the Lamb, forever and ever!
(Revelation 5:13).
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