His Word for Today

This morning’s verse continues to talk about honoring our marriage. Are we keeping our sexual conduct within marriage? (See Hebrews 13:4) The Bible teaches that even lust in our hearts is sin. (See Matthew 5:28) Then, how can we remove the lust from our hearts, which can lead to adulterous behaviours?  If we want to remove the cycle of addiction, we must go to the roots so that the fruits of the roots can be withered as well. (See Mark 11:20-21)  What are the roots of our ung

This morning’s verse talks about honoring our marriage. Our marriage between a husband and a wife reflects our relationship with the Lord, Who is our bridegroom, where we are the bride. This means that if we let anybody else into our marriage, we violate the covenant between the Lord and us. In other words, if we see the condition of our marriage, we can see the state of our relationship with the Lord.  Today, let us assess where we are with our marriage. As husbands, is Chri

This morning’s verse talks about marriage.  How important is marriage to us? The Lord places marriage as a high priority in our lives. When we marry our spouse, we become one with our spouse. Our spouse becomes our closest neighbor for us to love. (See Matthew 22:39) Today, let us reflect on our marriage. Is the love of Jesus being revealed through us? And most importantly, to Jesus, Who is our Bridegroom, His love back to Him? (See John 3:29, 1 John 4:19)  May the Lord conti

This morning’s verses talk about divorce.  Marriage represents our relationship with the Lord. If this is what marriage is all about, how would we treat our spouses in our marriages? If husbands are to love their wives as Christ loved the Church, it is clear that the husband’s love needs to come first in order to experience prosperity in the marriage. If wives are to submit to their husbands as the Body is expected to obey the Head for the Body to function properly, wives pla

This morning’s verses talk about marriage. Marriage in the Scriptures represents our relationship with Christ. Believers are the bride and Christ the bridegroom. (Ref John 3:29) Marriages should not be forced because we come to Christ from our own freewill. Honoring freewill may sometimes feel challenging and painful because we may believe that our way is right, we can choose to honor freewill of others in our relationships because that is His way.  Today, let us choose to ho

This morning's verses talk about our marriage. What are the purposes of marriage? One of them is to reflect the relationship of Christ...