MARRIAGE IS FOR FULFILLING GOD’S WORK;
When we think of marriage, we have so many thoughts about. Many of us have lots expectations in marriage. We have likes and dislikes, what we expect our spouse to meet our standard. But the question is, “is that the meaning of marriage?”
Marriage is not for fulfilling our desires, likes and dislikes. Marriage is for fulfilling God’s work. God had a plan for this world, and who will look after it. So He planed who will do that, and He said let us make man in our Image that He takes charge of the earth. Let us look at what the bible says; genesis chapter 1:26 says;- 26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, [a] and over all the creatures that move along the ground."
So God created man to have dominion and rule the earth. After He has done that and placed man on earth he say that some thing was not right. Genesis 2:18 says;- The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."
So after God had made man and commissioned him, He noticed that there was something which was not right, and that man needs someone to help him fulfill His purposes.
In God’s sight marriage is for fulfilling His purposes; a wife if to help man have dominion over the earth, she has to help him rule the earth, she has to help the man to subdue it and she has to help her husband multiply and fill the earth. This also applies to the man. He has to help his wife dominate, rule, have dominion and replenish the earth. The bible also says in Ephesians 5:26 that
WHY DID GOD CREATE MAN AND WOMAN?
We have seen that God created man and woman in a very special way. We have also seen that there was a vital relationship between God and man. Why did God do this? Was He just interested in making someone who different from the rest of His creation? The answer is no. he had a special purpose for man and woman. The purpose was for them to “Be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth” genesis 1:28. The Lord took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to till it and keep it. Genesis 2:15. In summary God created man and woman so that they should;-
• Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
• Subdue the earth
• Have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air and every living thing that moves upon the earth.
• Till the garden and keep it.
So God purpose in creating man was to have a co-worker who would co-operate with Him and carry out His work and for His glory working in His limits and timing. Man was created not to satisfy his needs but to satisfy God’s needs. We conclude therefore that when man leaves God aside, His needs, plans and purposes, he leaves God aside. So marriage is to serve this purpose for the glory of the Highest God. We all need to remember that God’s work is to be done in God’s way, should be done in His timing, with vital fellowship with Him, in His power and for His glory only. So when we start thinkg about marriage, we must know that marriage is to help us do His work better.
HOW DID IT START?
AFTER God had created man and given him the commission and work for Him, God soon found out than man could not accomplish His work as he was. There was a need for a helper. Man was alone and needed a companion who would help him to do God’s work.
I strongly believe that the need for a wife was a need for a partner who could help man to accomplish God’s work. He was a lonely laboring man that God concluded by saying “it is not good that man should be alone, I will make him a helper fit for him” genesis 2:18. The helper was to be a compatible helper, not just and helper. She had to be fit to help to do God’s work. Go intends a wife to a helper fit to help a man do His work.
God is not a dreamer, H saw man’s need for a helper fit to help him accomplish His purposes, He did not leave things the way they were. He went out to put what He saw into action. He began to look for a helper fit for man. He could have added something or created some other man for Adam to relationship with that he would accomplish His work without a need for a helper. He did not do so. He decided to look for someone else, apart from himself, who is fit in a vital relationship with Himself to accomplish the work. So serious was the task of finding a compatible partner that even God did not find it easy. There was a seeking process and an elimination process. The bible says in genesis 2:18-23 18 The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."
19 Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. 20 So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field.
But for Adam no suitable helper was found. 21 So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh. 22 Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.
23 The man said,
"This is now bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh;
she shall be called 'woman, '
for she was taken out of man."

We have said that when God decided to make a helper fit for man, He did not find the process of choosing easy. There was a seeking process and an elimination process. The Lord did not impose His own choice on man; rather, He brought various possibilities to man and allowed man to be the final decider in the whole matter. Look at this examples of what God did;-
1. God brought every beast of the field, but Adam did not find a helper fit for him.
2. He brought every bird of the air to him, but he just gave them names and that was all.
3. He also brought the cattle of the field to Adam, the reaction was the same.
From what we have seen above, God did not dictate to man whom he was to choose. He presented the possibilities to man and left it to man to decide. God therefore gave man total freedom as to whom he could have as his helper. Look at what the Bible says in Genesis 2:20b
These creatures where helpers to Adam, but they were not fit. The helper Adam was looking for was a special helper fit to help him to accomplish God’s work. Man was looking for the best.
The fact that man did not just accept anything that was brought to him by the Lord God shows that he clearly understood the fact that God was not forcing things on him. It further shows the fact that he knew what he was looking for and therefore, was prepared to wait until he found what he wanted. He was more or less saying that although he needed a helper, he would rather stay without a helper than have just any helper. He understood the full implication of having a helper. He knew that the helper he accepted would influence him in a most profound way, and that he could succeed or fail in his life’s goal, depending on who that helper was.
So marriage in God’s purpose requires two helpers fit to help each other to accomplish the work of God. Marriage is the union of two helpers fit to accomplish God’s work.
So after knowing that marriage is not for fulfilling our purposes but to do His work, it involves searching and waiting. Let us look at what the Bible says in proverbs 18:22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the LORD. The search for Adams helper took much time and waiting. She was not easy to come by, but at last she was found. This time he did not do like the other three times, he accepted her fully and with total joy. He made her his choice. Look at what he said “at last” meaning the search has ended, and the choice made. Now in marriage after you make your choice, this is what happens, Genesis 2:24 therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
In these verses we that after the leaving, there is a cleaving and becoming one flesh not two any more. Then the work starts of helping your mate to Genesis 1:28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” Ephesians 5:21-33 21 submitting to one another in the fear of God 22 Wives submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 for the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. 24 Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, 26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, 27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish. 28 So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church. 30 For we are members of His body of His flesh and of His bones. 31 “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” 32 This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church. 33 Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
With the husband having one supreme responsibility to their wives. It is that they should labour, strive and work so that they may on the Day of Judgment, present their wives to Christ in splendor without spot without wrinkle Without blemish. Without spot means that she should be without sin. Without wrinkle means that she should maintain her first love for the Lord Jesus. Without blemish means that the fruit of the spirit should mature in her in such a way that she will present the full spectrum of the character of Christ.
According to God’s purpose in marriage, a man is to set himself life-long goals. Yearly goals, monthly goals, weakly goals and daily goals on how to ensure that his wife grows in the splendor of the Lord Jesus. He is to ask himself at the end of each day, “Have I helped my wife today to grow in splendor?” if a man fails to prepare his wife in such a way that he will present her to the Lord in splendor, then he has failed as far as his marriage is concerned.
Now in conclusion let us look at two important things before marriage.
A YOU MUST CHOOSE.
Why does God not just bring the wife He has for you along and say “Brother Moses, here is the perfect life partner that I have for you”? If He did so, you would have lost the power of choice and you might one day complain about the fact that you were not allowed to choose. Adam complained when he said “The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.” Genesis 3:12. He declined all responsibility for the action she led him into because he was only the tool of the woman. So God will not impose His choice on you. In a sense He considers you as sovereign, and this includes the freedom of choice. In the Bible, Jacob wanted Rachel and was frustrated when they gave him Leah. He worked until he had Rachel, whom he loved. The Bible says “A prudent wife is from the Lord” proverbs 19:14. But this prudent wife fro the Lord has to be found. It also says “He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favour from the Lord”. Proverbs 18:22. Proverbs 31:10 says “A good wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels” so a good wife has to be found, she will be obtained as the result of diligent searching.
YOU WILL HAVE WHAT YOU HAVE CHOSEN
God is prepared to guide you in your search and in your choice. He promises to do so. In His word He says, “I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, which must be curbed with bit and bridle, else it will not keep with you” psalm 32:8-9. The Lord will instruct. He will guide. However, you must be obedient and you must have understanding. Again the word of God says “Do not be foolish, but understanding what the will of the Lord is” Ephesians 5:17. You can receive the Lord, be surrendered to Him, and yet be foolish and fail to understand His will. If you are like that, you will choose the wrong partner and suffer because of it.
Someone may say,” well, I will just marry any believer. Anyone will be alright, we are the children of God.” this is simple foolishness. It is like saying, “I have two shoes and two feet, I can just wear any shoe on any foot. Tell me how comfortable will you be if your left foot is put into the right shoe? Will have a bad time or not?
So a good marriage will only start when you know the Lord, know that marriage is for fulfilling God’s purposes. It will also be possible if you took time to search and choose the right partner. But all in all, let us seek the counsel of the Lord concerning our marriage. Be blessed and have a blessed marriage.
Pastor Moses.

How do you view your marriage? Do you think that marriage is holy? In your opinion, is marriage a contact or a covenant? And as you view your marriage relationship from this point on, we challenge you to consider it a covenantinstead of a contract.These two words sound similar in meaning but are in reality much different. Seeing marriage as a contract is like saying to your spouse, “I take you for me and we’ll see if this works out.” But realizing it as a covenant changes it to say, “I give myself to you and commit to this marriage for life.” contractis usually a written agreement based on distrust, outlining the conditions and consequences if broken. A contract is a verbal commitment based on trust, assuring someone that your promise is unconditional and good for life. It is spoken before God out of love for another. establishes a time frame for certain deliverables to be met and accomplished. A covenantis for the benefit of others and comes with unlimited responsibility. It has no expiration date. It is “till death do us part.” A contractcan be broken with mutual consent. Acovenant is intended to be unbreakable. story of God’s people. God made a covenant with Noah, promising never to destroy all flesh with a worldwide flood (Genesis 9:12-17). He made a covenant with Abraham, promising that an entire nation of descendants would come from his family line (Genesis 17:1-8). He made a covenant with Moses, declaring that the people of Israel would be God’s permanent possession (Exodus 19:3-6). He made a covenant with David, promising that a ruler would sit on his throne forever (2 Samuel 7:7-16). Ultimately, He made a “new covenant” by the blood of Christ, establishing an unending life for those who believe in Him (Hebrews 9: 15). Never once has God broken any of these covenants. people, the pledge of a man and a woman to establish a love that is unconditional and lasts a lifetime. In marriage, your wedding ring represents your covenant vows—not merely commitments you hoped o keep but premeditated promises, publicly spoken and witnessed by others. not something you can do in your own strength. There’s good reason why God was the One who initiated covenants with his people. He alone is able to fulfill the demands of His own promises. He alone is able to forgive the receivers of His covenant when they fail to uphold their part of the agreement. But the Spirit of God is within you by virtue of your faith in His Son and the grace bestowed upon you in salvation. That means you can exercise your role as covenant keeper, no matter what may arise to challenge your faithfulness to it. now, the act of covenant keeping can grow more daunting with each passing day. But marriage is not a contract with escape clauses and exception wordings. Marriage is a covenant intended to cut off all avenues of retreat or withdrawal. There’s nothing in all the world that should sever what God has joined together. Your love is based on covenant. are still wondering why God withholds His hand of blessing at times from their homes and marriages. ”’You say, `For what reason?’ Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant….for I hate divorce, says the lord, the God, the God of Israel, and him who covers his garment with wrong, says the lord of hosts. So take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously “Malachi 2:14:16”. Hundreds of years after the prophet Malachi recorded these words, people Every marriage is called to be an earthly picture of God’s heavenly covenant with his church. It is to reveal to the world, the glory and beauty of God’s unconditional love for us. Jesus says “as father as loved me, so have I loved him. Now remaining my love” (john 15:9NIV) let his words inspire you to be a channel of God’s love to your spouse. The time is now, man or woman of God, to renew your covenant of love in all sincerity and surrender. Love is too holy a treasure trade in for another, and too powerful abound to be broken without dire consequences. First in your love afresh on t his one, the lord has given you to cherish, prize and honor. Your life together is before your. Dire to take of it and never let go We pray that you allow God to help you fulfill your part of the covenant

Hello "Men" can you pause for a moment and meditate on 2 Peter 3:7? In the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives. Treat your wife with understanding as you live together. She may be weaker than you are, but she is your equal partner in God's gift of new life. Treat her as you should so your prayers will not be hindered. NLT. A woman is a special person in God's sight and specially created to be man's helper. Everyone you see on the face of the earth has a woman in his/her life. Where a woman is there is life, joy, fun & multiplication. You are alive today because that woman decided that you live. If a man is not considerate and respectful of his wife, his prayers will not be heard, because a living relationship with God depends on right relationship with others. Jesus said that if you have a problem with a fellow believer, you must make it right with that person before coming to worship (Matthew 5:23, 24). This principle carries over into family relationships. If men use their position to mistreat their wives, their prayers will be hindered. A man who honors his wife as a member of the weaker sex will protect, respect, help, and stay with her. He will be sensitive to her needs, and he will relate to her with courtesy, consideration, insight and good judgment. Men dwell with your wives with knowledge and understanding that you prayer may not be hindered.

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TRUST IN THE LORD

Brethren, as we enter the New Year, you may have problems, lost hope troubled, have no joy; I pray that we not need to look at our problems but unto God the all knowing and willing to help in every situation. If we look at Him and trust Him, He is more than ready to meet all the desires of our hearts. Philippians 4:19. And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Take a good look at what He says to us in these verses;
The Bible say in Joshua 1:6, 7 that we should be strong and courageous for He is always with us. Not only that be read this;
Isaiah 49: 15 "Can a woman forget her nursing child, And not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, yet I will not forget you. 16 See, I have inscribed you on the palms of my hands; Your walls are continually before Me.”
Isaiah 49: 17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is from me," Says the Lord.
Psalms 34: 10 The young lions lack and suffer hunger; But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.
Mark 11: 22 So Jesus answered and said to them, "Have faith in God. 23 For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. 24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.
Philippians 4: 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. 6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
All these scriptures tell us that He is will to help us. What we have to do is be strong and courageous to face whatever comes our way knowing He is there to help us. We need to only believe in Him and whatever is troubling us will go away. Remember H is never late nor early but always will be on time to deliver us.
Now as we enter the New Year we just need to trust in the Lord and every thing will fine regardless of what we are going through.
I wish you a happy and blessed year.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND A BLESSED NEW YEAR

My dear brother and sister in the Lord,

I greet you with the words of Paul's letter to the Philippians chapter 1:3-6

3 I thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

This month as remember the how God loved us and sent His only son to come and die for us, it is my prayer that we be the people whom the Lord will use next year to touch the lives of many people.

This Christmas as we celebrate His coming, let us remember who we are in Christ. I want you this Christmas think of the word of God in these verses; for I know He has brought Life and would like the world to see this life through us who are called by His name. Romans 12

1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Why does the word of God say that? It is because we are salt and light to the world.

13 “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.
14 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lamp stand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:13-16

And also when believers stand and pray, the whole land benefit. 2 Chronicles 7:13-15 13 When I shut up heaven and there is no rain, or command the locusts to devour the land, or send pestilence among My people, 14 if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

For that reason, and that God works through us, as we celebrate Christmas, let us think of this great love and be able reach to others.

Have a blessed Christmas and a happy new year.

I remain your brother in the Lord

Moses.

FAITH COMETH BY HEARING

Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is
heard through the word of Christ
Romans 10:17

For years; I have discovered that without faith we cannot make progress
in real life as Christians. We have one main adversary-the devil. He
works through all sort of things with diverse gimmicks. The key to
overcome is the faith we have in the WORD, HIS Word.

When you first heard the Word of God, you received faith from God.
Sadly many Christians are struggling with lack of faith. Why is this?
I believe that it is because they have allowed tradition to steal
their faith.

Matthew 6:30 says, “If that is how God clothes the grass of the field,
which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not
much more clothe you, O you of little faith?”

Tradition steals faith in three ways—first, tradition takes doubt and
produces unbelief. Second, tradition nullifies the Word of God,
because it trivializes the power of Satan and causes believers to be
ignorant of their own power in Christ Jesus. Third, tradition steals
your faith and hope which causes barrenness in every season.

In order to reclaim what is rightfully yours you must do it in faith.
John 8:54 says, “Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself, my glory means
nothing. My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the one who
glorifies me.” You have to know the Word of God, believe the Word of
God, apply the Word of God, stand on the Word of God and fight with
the Word of God in FAITH.

The challenge I have for you this day is- if devil failed to stop your
mouth from accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior; he cannot
stop your faith from growing except you allow him. Therefore stir up
your faith today and go forward in Jesus Christ name.
You shall never be limited again at all. Give Him praise.
Have a blessed reading.
Moses