Genesis 2:18 - And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I
will make him an help meet for him.
Introduction:
Marriage is a divine institution with a well-defined
vision, mission and concepts. These must be properly understood and correctly applied
in order to experience a stable and colorful marital future.
As it is written, “Wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of
thy times…” (Is. 33:6).
God has ordained each one of us to be
successfully married so we shall examine
Marriage Matters from
the following perspectives:
PART I: Understanding
God’s Purpose For Marriage
God is a God of purpose and there are
specific reasons and benefits for everything He created. We have the God-given
responsibility to discover these benefits and thus fulfill God’s grand design
for instituting marriage.
Why
Marriage?
1.To
establish a Covenant Relationship – Marriage
is a Covenant. It is a spiritual bonding of a man and his wife to God – Mal.
2:14, Eccles. 4:12.
2.To provide
a divine opportunity for honorable, glorious and impactful living-Heb.3:4,Gen.
2:18.
3.To
provide spiritual reinforcement, establishment
and divine security – Eccl. 4:9-12.
4.To serve as a
channel for receiving divine favor and
rewards - Pro. 18:22.
5.To
experience dominion and conquest in life –Deut.
32:30,Eccles. 4:9-12.
6.To gain effective
prayer power – possessing divine command over all issues of life on the prayer altar – Matt.
18:19.
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