FRIDAY MANNA 27 MARCH ‘26

Dr. Daniel O. C. | Mar 27, 2026

“SPIRITUAL PICTURE OF MARRIAGE”

Saints of God Most High, hear God’s word for you today:

“Some P’rushim came and tried to trap Him by asking, ‘Is it permitted for a man to divorce his wife on any ground whatever?’ He replied, ‘Haven’t you read that at the beginning the Creator made them male and female,………” (Matt 19:3-8).

The Pharisees came to Him and put Him to the test by asking, Is it lawful and right to dismiss, repudiate and divorce one’s wife for any and every cause? He replied, Have you never read that He Who made them from the beginning made them male and female?

And said, For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be united firmly joined and inseparably to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh?

So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder or separate. They said to Him, Why then did Moses command us to give a certificate of divorce and thus to dismiss and repudiate a wife?

He said to them, Because of the hardness, stubbornness and perversity of your hearts Moses permitted you to dismiss, repudiate and divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been so ordained.

SPIRITUAL PICTURE OF MARRIAGE
Everything that is said so far is no doubt preventive. Those whose marriages are already broken up or are on the verge of a break up, desperately need curative measures, especially those prescribed in the Word of God.

While the works of the flesh break up lives and marriages, the fruit of the Spirit mends lives and marriages. ‘But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law’ (Galatians 5:22-23).

What does it mean to love the family? The properties of love describe how love functions. Love is unselfish; it is sacrificial, kind and tender. ‘And be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you’ (Ephesians 4:32).

Out of a tender, loving heart proceeds kind and tender words which forgive offences. Offences in marriage are inevitable. When they threaten the marriage union, forgiveness is the glue that binds couples together, whereas grudges and malice are the stones which smash up marriages.

Forgiveness is the cord that binds a couple together and mends broken relationships.
The secret to a successful and happy home lies in following the blueprint of God; cleaving together through thick or thin, praying together and living together a life of selfless and sacrificial love and fellowship.

May the Lord bless you as you take heed of your actions towards your marriage union in Jesus’ mighty name. Amen!

Shalom and good morning.

Dr. Daniel O. C.