November 10: Job 35, 36; 1Corinthians 7, 8

Scripture: 1Corinthians 7:16 How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or, how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?

Observation: “But God wants me to be happy,” is the reason I have heard from a “believer” wanting to justify their desire to divorce, and subsequently their desire to marry someone else. “God would not want me to stay unhappy all my life.” No! No! No! What God wants is for your spouse to be saved! God wants you to rejoice all through eternity because the one who was your husband/wife is in heaven too. God wants us to love our wives/husbands the way Christ loved us, even when we were unlovable! Should an unbelieving spouse get a divorce (verse 15), may they never be able to say that they were not loved!

Application: Living for God is so worthwhile, however it is not always easy. Doing my best to keep the wedding promises I made as a solemn vow before God is always worthwhile, but that too is not always easy. But we have the promise of His presence every moment of every day!

Prayer: Lord, thank you for those who have been married for 50, 60, and some even 70+ years. What a blessing their example is to us. Amen.

Pastor Leon
Making friends for time and eternity!