Daily Focus

Be thankful for your family in Christ. They are here for you. They want what is best for you. They love you. They understand you. They are seeking to join you in heaven. Be thankful for the wonderful family we have in Christ. “For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink into one Spirit.   For in fact the body is not one member but many.”   1 Corinthians 12:12-14 NKJV

Be thankful for Christ. He lived for you. He suffered for you. He died for you. He came to this earth just for you. Thank Christ all day today! “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Philippians 2:5-11 NKJV

Be thankful for God. He created you. He loves you. He sacrificed His only son for you. He saves you. He makes a home for you. He welcomes you into eternity with Him. Thank Him all day long! “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.” Ephesians 1:3-6 NKJV

Widows cannot just marry whom ever they want. They are to marry in the Lord. It is for their benefit. This also benefits any children that may be fatherless as well. The end goal is Heaven. God wants us to make it to Heaven. Widows make sure that is your goal as well. You need someone who is going to help and encourage you in the Christian life. Why would we risk that just for a second marriage, for a relationship, and because of loneliness? “A wife is bound by law as long as her husband lives; but if her husband dies, she is at liberty to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 7:39 NKJV

Try to work it out. Divorce may be allowed in the case of adultery, but it doesn’t mean its harmless. Divorce causes great harm to each person and the family. All other situations must be worked out. God still hates divorce. Do your best, with all that lies in you, to try to reconcile the issues and repair what has been broken. If you decide at the time of the offense of adultery to not work it out then get a divorce. The innocent party may remarry. If you try to work through the offensive of adultery  you are committed to the marriage again. You cannot come back later and get a divorce.  When you chose to stay in it and make it right that is your job now.  Everything else you must work through and stay together through! “For the Lord God of Israel says That He hates divorce, For it covers one’s garment with violence,” Says the Lord of hosts. “Therefore take heed to your spirit,That you do not deal treacherously.” Malachi 2:16 NKJV *The below verse is dealing with issues

You cannot not cause your spouse to commit adultery by not meeting needs. That is a sin as well. It is not a sin that can grant divorce. It is just a cruel and horrible way to treat this God given blessing. Enjoy your union in God. Be there for each other. If you need aid seek help, do not suffer needlessly. For in the end the marriage will suffer. Instead of being a blessing it will turn into a burden. All because of one person’s actions and attitude. “Do not deprive one another except with consent for a time, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again so that Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.” 1 Corinthians 7:5 NKJV

There is only one thing that can break this union, sexual immorality. Fornication in this holy union is breaking a covenant that God has authorized between you and your wife. Only the one who took the covenant bound and union seriously with commitment by not committing adultery can remarry. “And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.”” Matthew 19:9 NKJV

God instated this wonderful union of marriage. How do we know we are married? There are different customs and laws all over the world. You are married when it is recognized by God as a marriage and when your culture/law/customs say you are married. “Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.” Romans 13:1 NKJV  “But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: “We ought to obey God rather than men.” Acts 5:29 NKJV

God established this institution to meet our God given needs. We have a need for attention and affection. Those to be met in this wonderful union. We must make sure we are giving due affection to each other. God intended this union to be the place for such things to  be taken care of.    “Nevertheless, because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband. Let the husband render to his wife the affection due her, and likewise also the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. And likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Do not deprive one another except with consent for a time, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again so that Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.” 1 Corinthians 7:2-5 NKJV

God established this wonderful institution for us to be fruitful and multiply. The multiplying is meant to be done in marriage alone. This simple setup is the best setup for any child and any family. There is too much credible science that supports a home with a mother, father, and child is the best family dynamic. The most growth and development is accomplished here. God knew what He was doing. “So God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them: “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.” Genesis 9:1 NKJV

God instituted marriage so that we would not be alone. He established it so that we would have a helper in life. This means our spouse compliments us. We all know that men and women are different. One strength is anothers weakness. One purpose and role is not anothers. Together there is one body that makes a force to be reckoned with.  “And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.””  Genesis 2:18 NKJV

The oldest institution is marriage. God established it with Adam and Eve. He intended a male and a female to become one in this holy union. Enjoy this blessing and take good care of it. God established it for you. “And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.”” Matthew 19:4-6 NKJV

We have the right and responsibility to protect our God given blessings. This is not done from hate, anger or wrath. We are to make sure to protect what God has blessed us with. We are to protect our families. We can be a soldier. We can use the “sword”. Carry protection for self-defense only. Know your surroundings. Keep your defensive item it its place. Take care of and protect your family. Soldiers keep soldiering and don’t abuse your power.   Always remember we are all bound by the same rulers. “And He said to them, “When I sent you without money bag, knapsack, and sandals, did you lack anything?” So they said, “Nothing.” Then He said to them, “But now, he who has a money bag, let him take it, and likewise a knapsack; and he who has no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one. For I say to you that this which is written must still be accomplished in Me: ‘And He was numbered with the transgressors.’ For the things concerning Me have an end.” So they said, “Lord, look, her