Genesis 2:18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” NIV
MARRIAGE IS GOD'S IDEA
One of the greatest institutions in the world today is marriage. If i say it is the greatest institution, i wouldn't be wrong. Marriage has drawn the attention of all within and outside the church. As a preacher, i noticed that i get more responses when i preach on marriage than other subjects of the bible. Most people enter into marriage with ideas that are alien to the bible because they don't know who instituted marriage and why He instituted it.
Marriage was not instituted by your village chiefs nor your government. Marriage is a sacred and divine institution founded by God. The origin and originator of a thing is important if we are to have a good grasp of that thing. The founder of every institution has a vision and purpose. If we must succeed in marriage, there's a need to see marriage from God's perspective or else we'll fail. Most marriages are troubled and failing because there's a deviation from the laid down pattern.
The best marriage manual still remains the bible. That's where we can find God's pattern for a successful marriage. Today, most people want to hear messages like: ' Seven Keys To Marital Bliss'. They want quick fixes but not the bible. On the pages of the scriptures, you'll see God's pattern for marriage. When i wanted to marry, i read alot about marriage and the strange woman from the book of Proverbs. I'm yet to see a book on marriage that taught explicitly like Proverbs and other books of the bible. Don't run your marriage according to the dictates of the society, public opinion or your culture, get into the manual- the bible.
Father, i shall not fail maritally In Jesus name.