ARE YOU REALLY IN LOVE?

ARE YOU REALLY IN LOVE WITH YOU SPOUSE?

CHARACTERISTICS OF DIVINE LOVE IN MARRIAGE DEMANDS YOU LOVE GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND MIND AND YOUR SPOUSE AS YOURSELF

Memory Verse: "Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, "    (1 Cor 13:4)

Bible Passage: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

1 ¶ Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

4 ¶ Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

8 ¶ Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

9. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.

¹⁰ But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

¹¹ When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

¹² For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

¹³ And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

Before embarking on a long journey, the wise traveller would make adequate preparations. As part of your preparations before embarking on a journey into marriage you must have love. Marriage without love at best is nothing but a joke. According to 2 Corinthians 5:14, divine love constrains us. It helps you to be faithful to your marriage vows. It is very strong. It is practically impossible to separate a couple with love for each other. This is why Satan or the hazards of the Christian race such as persecution, tribulation, hunger and distress cannot separate us from Christ's love (Romans 8:35-39). Has love run out in your home? The Lord will restore the wine of love in Jesus' Name.

"My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth" (1 John 3:18). Love could be practiced in truth by allowing it to unfold all its attributes or it could be limited to just lip service. According to 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, love has certain attributes by which it may be identified. If the love you profess does not tally with these, then it is not divine love. Love is long suffering. If you are so short tempered and hasty, you are deficient in love. Love is kind not wicked. It does not envy. It is impossible to envy the one you love. Envying someone actually means that you hate that fellow. Do you know that some husbands envy their wives and live with them as with competitors? This is evil! It is not in the character of divine love to be proud or boastful. If you feel too big compared with your spouse, it is as a result of absence of divine love. True love condescends to the humble level of the one being loved. Love does not behave strangely and is unselfish. If you love your husband, you will not be thinking of how to get him to take care of all the needs of the home when he cannot cope, while you spend your income on yourself. Where there is love, your attention would be on satisfying your family with all your resources irrespective of being the husband or wife. The one in love continues to give. If you are always on the receiving end of love, then you have stopped loving. It is difficult for you to be angry with the one you love. If you easily get angry with your spouse, you do not love the fellow. If you love, you will not sin against your spouse. The one in love is incapable of hurting his or her spouse. Do these attributes of love manifest in your 'love'?

THE FATHER’S BLESSING: “I pray for all married people reading this message today, the Lord will silence the storms trying to wreck you marriage with love. The Lord will grant you new wine as you allow your spouse to come first as you love, honour and cherish one another in divine love. As you are kindly affectionate one to another with divine love, preferring each other with mutual respect. The same door opened for the enemy to come into your life, will  become the exit to all anti-marriage spirits in the mighty name of Jesus. “ (Amen) 

ACTION POINT FOR TODAY

Is your love the same as the love described in 1 Corinthians 13:1-8? If not begin to work towards it.

You are special,

You are loved,

You are appreciated

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