Please read 1 Corinthians 7.
Meditate on verse 24.
Brethren, each one is to remain with God
in that condition in which he was called.
1
Corinthians 7 addressed various relationships people were in: married, single,
divorced, and widowed. The point being made was no matter what condition or
situation you are in, be holy.
The lie of
Satan is God wants you to be happy. The truth is God wants you to be holy; God
expects you to be holy (1 Peter 1:15-16). People will give this as their reason
for divorcing their husband or wife: “God wants me to be happy.”
Know with
certainty; God cares more about your holiness than your happiness. Your concern
should be whether or not the decision you are about to make will make your holy
God happy. The only way to be truly happy is to be holy because God is holy.
God taught
in this chapter that marriage pleases Him and being single pleases Him. You
have to seek God’s will for your life, and as you do, you will grow closer to
Him, which is the real goal, anyway.
Pray 1
Corinthians 7:17 and 24 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a
faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).
“LORD,
let 
and me walk in what You have assigned and called us to do.
and me walk in what You have assigned and called us to do.
Let us
remain with You as
we remain in Your calling.
In Your
name, Jesus~”
Additional
insight: 1 Corinthians 7:36-38 is addressed to fathers who were required to
give permission for their daughters to marry. If a father chose to let his
daughter remain unmarried for the purpose of devotion to Christ, it was his
responsibility to continue his financial care of her. It was an important
decision the father had to make; one that required much wisdom from God.
Fathers should heed this instruction today in helping their children decide
whom to marry or if they should marry.
The WATCHMAN
on the WALL ~ Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell
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