Moutain Top Life, MFM Daily Devotional, Monday 22 March 2021

Topic for Monday 22: 3: 21: Keys for thriving in marriage – Lifelong commitment 1

By Dr D.K Olukoya General Overseer MFM worldwide

“Beloved, remember Salvation does not exempt you from battles of life. It only gives you power to fight and win such battles,” Dr D.K Olukoya, 10:3:21
 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Deut. 32-24, Ps 91

FIRE SCRIPTURE: Eph. 5:22 – 33

MEMORY VERSE: Ephesians 5: 33 

 “Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.”

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE: Openness and honesty are major keys in maintaining the stability of marital life.

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY: The Lord Jesus shall bind your marriage together with the cord of His divine love and unity, in the name of Jesus.

In marriage, lack of spiritual, emotional, and intellectual intimacy usually precedes a breakdown of physical intimacy. When couples fail to expose their secret thoughts to one another, they shut off the line of communication to one another. The great secret of conjugal happiness is mutual love, kindness, tenderness and loveliness of character in the home.

The wife should respect and obey the husband and the husband should love and care for the wife. “Wives submit yourselves unto your own husbands as unto the lord” (Ephesians 5:22). Submission is not the obliteration of the woman’s personality. It is neither subjugation nor imposed obedience. Submission is a voluntary subordination, it is obedience motivated by love. (Phil. 2: 5 – 8).

Such a life speaks loudly and clearly, and is often the most effective way to influence family members. Christian wives should develop inner beauty rather than being overly concerned about their appearance. When the wife lives the Christian faith quietly and consistently in the home, her family would see Christ in her.

Research has shown that all the leading pastors in Nigeria, especially holiness preachers, have good homes. They love and respect their wives. If you must be a success in the ministry you must carry your wife along. Until you set priority right, you may find it difficult to have a good home.

Hence, an ideal priority should be your God, your spouse and children, your immediate family and your ministry. Don’t tell us you are born again if your wife does not see you as a Christian. The decision is yours. The God of love is the same God of judgement.

Give up anything that will make the Lord give up on you. Betrayal is an advanced stage of backsliding.

PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING
1) Lord, change my heart and make me a worthy spouse in my marriage, in the name of Jesus.

2) Every blockage to free flow of information between me and my spouse, break now, in the name of Jesus Christ.

3) Blood of Jesus Christ, remove every limitation to unity and love in my marriage, in the name of Jesus Christ.

EVENING
4) Lord, give me and my spouse, kind and compassionate hearts towards each other, in the name of Jesus.

5) Power of betrayal in my marital life, die, now in the name of Jesus.

6) My marriage shall not fish in fishless ocean of life, in the name of Jesus.

7) The spirit of promiscuity and backsliding, lose your grips upon my marriage, in the name of Jesus.

Special Note:

Beloved Reader, the sweetest way to enjoy all-round blessings from God in this Year 2021 is to make Jesus Christ your personal Lord & Saviour.  Remember! the Lord Jesus in John 3:3 says, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless ye are born again, ye cannot see the kingdom of God.”

If you are ready to give your life to Christ Jesus, please pray the displayed prayer below in faith:

Lord Jesus, I am a sinner. I confess all my sin, have mercy on me, forgive me all my sin. Give me grace to go and sin no more. I invite You, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name Amen.

If you just prayed the prayer of salvation online please send your testimonies and prayer request to ecounselling@mountainoffire.org, +234 (803) 078-0919 OR +234 (817) 363-1657.

Beware! this period we are in today brings fulfilment of this saying of Jesus Christ:
“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold,” Matt 24:12.
Our prayer for all of us is: any power, any problem that will quench our love for God and His unfailing Word, Holy Ghost Fire will destroy and flush them away.

Good Day Beloved, Thank you for your patient with us. Thank you for all your comments, observations, feedbacks and time spent on this platform. We cherish your presence here.

In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, & by the power in the Blood of Jesus, in thia year 2021 you will never be a victim to whatever calamity, affliction, flying around in the name of Jesus, Amen!