Passage:
Proverbs
5:15-20New International Version (NIV)
15 Drink water from your own
cistern,
running water from your own well.
16 Should your springs overflow in the streets,
your streams of water in the public squares?
17 Let them be yours alone,
never to be shared with strangers.
18 May your fountain be blessed,
and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.
19 A loving doe, a graceful deer—
may her breasts satisfy you always,
may you ever be intoxicated with her love.
20 Why, my son, be intoxicated with another man’s wife?
Why embrace the bosom of a wayward woman?
running water from your own well.
16 Should your springs overflow in the streets,
your streams of water in the public squares?
17 Let them be yours alone,
never to be shared with strangers.
18 May your fountain be blessed,
and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.
19 A loving doe, a graceful deer—
may her breasts satisfy you always,
may you ever be intoxicated with her love.
20 Why, my son, be intoxicated with another man’s wife?
Why embrace the bosom of a wayward woman?
Truths :
Promises
to keep: MAINTAIN THE PURITY IN MARRIAGE.
Application:
How
beautifully these verse speak of the purity which God desires in our marriage?
The sin of adultery can destroy this pure institution. God has selected a
partner for each of us. We are to love and enjoy our spouse. They might not be
perfect and may not fulfil all our requirements, but they are our God given
partners and we are to love them. Christ loved us in all our weaknesses and we
should reflect Christ’s personality in our relationships also. Many people are dissatisfied
and search for other means to satisfy their loneliness and sinful desires. But
this is highly displeasing as this is not God’s will as is clearly portrayed in
these verses.
Prayer :
Abba
father,
Thank you
for the blessed married life you have given me. I know that we are not perfect
and many a times have fallen short of your expectations. But I know you love us
and would never condemn us. I submit my marriage into your hands – purify it
just as you would want it to be. Never let us allow the devil to enter our
loving relationship and create havoc. Help us to be faithful to each other at
all times. Help me to be a powerful praying wife who would always uphold my
husband into your hands. We seek your presence in our marriage and be a witness
of your glory.
In Jesus’
mighty name I pray
Amen.
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