MFM Daily Devotional 24th March 2021 – Keys For Thriving In Marriage – Lifelong Commitment (III)
You are reading Today’s MFM Daily Devotional for Wednesday 24th March 2021; written by Pastor D.K Olukoya. May you be blessed as you read on.
TOPIC: KEYS FOR THRIVING IN MARRIAGE – LIFELONG COMMITMENT (III)
FIRE SCRIPTURE: Song Of Solomon 8:5 – 7
TODAY’S OUTLINE: MFM DAILY DEVOTIONAL 24TH MARCH 2021
From the day marriage vows were exchanged to the hour of death, Priscilla and Aquila, her husband, stood by each other in spite of all odds. Of course the rains came, the heat came, the wind blew and the storm raged, but none of these could change their commitment to each other or to God. All the problems that came were not tough enough to separate them.
Theirs was a love so sizzling that no water could quench (Song of Solomon 8:7). They stood together through thick and thin. They were side by side, not most of the time but all the time. Whether in the church, at home, in the office or in the training of workers, they were always together and nothing could separate them.
Another fascinating thing we discovered about this unique couple is that in the six instances where their names were mentioned, three of them had Aquila’s name mentioned first and the other three had Priscilla’s name mentioned first. Neither was considered more important or superior. And there was no form of inferiority complex between them. Their union was one with a difference.
Unlike what obtains in some parts of the world, Aquila never thought of trampling upon his wife as the weaker sex. He was party not a to the selfish lot who spend all their money on themselves, wear the best clothes, ride in the best cars, and attend all important meetings alone, while they confine their wives to the home. The consecration of this couple was not hidden.
To be precise, seven major attributes make them stand out among other couples the Bible teaches us about.
1. Aquila and Priscilla were one in their experience of God’s saving grace and power (Acts 18:18)
2. They were one in holy zeal for the Saviour and in their services to the church (Romans 16:31)
3. They were one in their secular employment (Acts 18:3)
4. They were united in family decisions (Acts 18:26)
5. They were one in their profound knowledge of the scriptures (Acts 18:26)
6. They were one in consecration and commitment (Romans 16:4)
7. They were one in fellowship with fellow believers (Romans 16:4). You too can emulate them.
Memory Verse: Song of Solomon 8:7 – “Many waters cannot quench love; neither can the floods drown it if a man would give all the substance of his house for love. It would utterly be contemned.”
Motivational Quote: Where there is no agape love, there is no marriage. Divine love is the building block of a successful marriage.
Prophetic Word: Your marriage shall fulfil its divine purposes, in the name of Jesus.
HYMN: O Lord, Put Thy Seal Upon
1. O Lord, put Thy seal upon
This wedlock that we witness
In Thy honour, meet with us
Bless their promises of love
Make this fellowship holy
For them and also with Thee.
2. Thou wert present in Cana
In a marriage, just as this
Meet with us while we are here
Thou, the fountain of blessings
Adorn this marriage with joy
Such as the world cannot give.
3. Not for miracle we ask
Such as water be made wine
But all of our heart desire
Is that we taste of Thy love
May Thy power divine, we pray
Make holy our natural love.
4. O Lord, from today onward
Husband and wife let us be
How ever long it may be
To the very end with Thee
In the land of rest above
In Thy home high up in heav’n.
PRAYER POINTS:
MORNING:
1) Lord, save my marriage from the hands of wicked powers, in the name of Jesus Christ.
2) Lord, visit my family with Your saving grace, in the name of Jesus Christ
3) Lord, ignite my life with the fire of holy love, in the name of Jesus Christ.
EVENING:
4. Lord Jesus, decorate my marriage with Your garment of glory, in the name of Jesus Christ.
5. Lord, kindle the fire of holy zeal on my marital altar, in the name of Jesus.
6. The children of my marriage shall glorify God, in the name of Jesus Christ.
7. I yield every area of my marriage into the hands of the Holy Spirit, in the name of Jesus Christ.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Josh. 5 – 8
Thank you for reading Today’s MFM Daily Devotional 24th March 2021 – Keys For Thriving In Marriage – Lifelong Commitment (III) by Pastor D.K Olukoya. God bless you!
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