Sunday, 27^th April, 2025

Bible Reading: Genesis 2:18, 21-25

Memory Verse:  And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. Genesis 2:25 (NASB)

It was Late Dr. Myles Munroe that said: “Love is not enough for a successful marriage. Love can be deceiving and may not be a reliable qualification for marriage. Love may bring happiness, but it does not necessarily provide the tools and skills needed to make a marriage work.

A successful marriage requires knowledge and understanding about how to live and commit to your partner. Understanding how to navigate the challenges of a committed relationship is a crucial element for a lasting and fulfilling partnership.

Love can make us believe that we can overcome any obstacles in a relationship. However, the reality is that many divorced individuals were once deeply in love with their partners.

This challenges the notion that love is what keeps a marriage together. Love alone does not guarantee success in marriage. While love brings happiness, it lacks the necessary ingredients to sustain a marriage. Knowledge is what truly makes a marriage work.

Many people enter into marriage solely based on their feelings of love, without considering the practical aspects and challenges of living with someone. Our culture places a strong emphasis on emotions, leading us to make impulsive commitments without considering the practical aspects of a long-term commitment.

To protect and sustain a marriage, individuals need to acquire knowledge about how to navigate the complexities of a long-term commitment.

This knowledge may include understanding effective communication, conflict resolution, compromise, and the ability to adapt to change. By possessing this knowledge, individuals can better equip themselves to build and maintain a successful marriage.

In conclusion, love is not the sole determinant of a successful marriage. Instead, knowledge about how to navigate the complexities of a COMMITTED RELATIONSHIP is crucial for a lasting and fulfilling partnership.”

• B: We may not marry who we WANT to marry, but by God’s grace, we will marry that person we NEED to marry. That means, God will lead you to a person whose faults, shortcomings, and weaknesses will help us to become a better person, dream bigger, grow capacity, communicate better, and become more patient, more tolerant, more loving, more thoughtful, and above all, become more like Christ.

This is the primary purpose of marriage – to mirror the marriage with the bridegroom of the Church, Jesus Christ. True marriage should make you a better person. 

Quote:  A successful marriage requires knowledge and understanding about how to live and commit to your partner.

Prophetic Decree:  Receive a fresh baptism of the spirit of knowledge, understanding, and wisdom needed to live in love and harmony with your spouse, in Jesus name. 

Prayer Focus

1. I worship You Father because You are the author of marriage.

2. Today, I remove every blindfold pitching me against my spouse, in Jesus name. 

3. I receive capacity to forbear the excesses of my spouse, in Jesus name. 

4. I receive marital wisdom needed to make my home heaven on earth, in Jesus name.

5. I receive understanding on how to live peaceable with my spouse even as we mature together, in Jesus name. 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  1 Chronicles 6