MARRIAGE Ik wil dit graag delen met mijn FB-vrienden en vriendinnen! Dit is geschreven door Andrew Strom uit Nieuw-Zeeland. Voor mij zijn hij en Torben Sondergaard uit Denemarken, enkele van de weinigen die het evangelie van Jezus Christus en Dien gekruisigd nog op bijbelse wijze prediken en leren. En ze durven beide vast te houden aan wat de Bijbel zegt over onderstaand onderwerp. WAAR ???? hoor je dit nog!!?? Andrew: We have already mentioned how that in ...........’s latter years, when he was in desperate need of some balanced spiritual input into his life from people who were close to him, it seems that his wife was of little help (in fact, probably quite the reverse). This illustrates just how important a strong and godly marriage is for God’s servants, especially those who are being continually bombarded by the devil because their ministry against him is so effective. Those who are married, and who underestimate the importance of their marriage to their ministry are extremely unwise. The devil will be searching for any chink in their armour, and if there are weaknesses in their marriage, he will exploit these to the full. It is interesting to note that in a survey of the reasons why many divorced women in the U.S. left their husbands, a large proportion of them answered that it was because of “NEGLECT”. Their husbands had got so busy with their work, etc, that they had neglected their wives. And sadly, this is true of many Christian ministries also. A tragic and fateful state of affairs. More than ever, I believe that in these Last Days, God desires to employ ministries in which there is a deep love and an obvious spiritual partnership between husband and wife. And this gives those of us who are married the added advantage of having someone to “watch our back”. Remember, Paul wrote concerning the qualifications for eldership or leadership in the church, that a man must be “the husband of one wife… He must manage his own household well, keeping his children submissive and respectful in every way; for if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for God’s church?” (1 Tim 3:2-5). Our family life is far more important to God than many of us realize, and it gives real insight into whether or not we are truly suited to being in ministry at all.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 08:51:14 +0000