On marriage

Hello everyone,

How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord.

Primary Text

“Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.” 1 Corinthians 7v1-2 (KJV)

“Now as to the matters of which you wrote me. It is well [and by that I mean advantageous, expedient, profitable, and wholesome] for a man not to touch a woman [to cohabit with her] but to remain unmarried. But because of the temptation to impurity and to avoid immorality, let each [man] have his own wife and let each [woman] have her own husband.” 1 Corinthians 7v1-2 (AMP)

God will have His children live in purity. Now, while it might be advantageous to stay single, Paul here acknowledges that because of immorality, and the risk of falling into fornication, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband. An encouragement from this is that there is someone out there for everyone. Even if the statistics are proclaiming that there are more women than men or men than women in the world, if the Bible says each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband, then for those who are looking up to God for a life partner, there is someone out there for you. Also, we note too that marriage is a way in which God has allowed for purity to exist. He didn’t give other options like “friends with benefits” or once in a while flings. God’s way always pays!

Supplementary Text

“But to the unmarried people and to the widows, I declare that it is well (good, advantageous, expedient, and wholesome) for them to remain [single] even as I do. But if they have not self-control (restraint of their passions), they should marry. For it is better to marry than to be aflame [with passion and tortured continually with ungratified desire].” 1 Corinthians 7v8-9 (AMP)

Prayer

Our heavenly Father, we thank You for Your Word, and for Your faithfulness. Indeed You are good to us. We pray that You will bless marriages o God, let love and faithfulness abound in them, and we pray that You will divinely connect those who are waiting on You for marriage with their life partners in Jesus name, amen.