IN OUR ANCHOR SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY, God’s Word declares a wife as “A GOOD THING” and a mark and evidence of divine favour.

When God rates something as GOOD, just know that it’s not merely good: it’s excellent, superlative and the very best. It’s unique, unequalled and unsurpassed. And that’s exactly what your marriage partner is because they’re fearfully and wonderfully made. They are a marvel! (Psalm 139:14) When you strongly believe that your Spouse is an excellent gift as God’s Word says, it will positively impact how you relate with them.

Many marriages aren’t the sweet romantic love affair they ought to be simply because the Spouses don’t know the value of each other and as a result mistreat one another. Now, let’s consider this:

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You have papers in your home in different forms, right? You’ve got your grown children’s old and useless primary school books; old newspapers, academic certificates, property documents, etc. All these are paper. None is metal. But you’ll agree with me that you don’t treat all of them equally. Why? Because some, such as old newspapers, are not really worth much and so you dump them on the floor, somewhere near the toilet door. But your certificates, documents pertaining to your landed properties and marriage certificate are well kept in strong safes in the inner part of your bedroom. Are you being partial in your treatment of the papers? No! The truth is that THEIR WORTH determines how they’re treated and where they are kept. You can place a newspaper on the kitchen table but nothing will ever make you drop your degree certificates on the kitchen table and leave them there for three days. Why? Because your heart is with them since they’re extremely precious to you!

Dearly Beloved, your spouse is far more precious than your valuable paper documents, money, cars, etc. If you pamper your documents and treat them with uttermost care, why not also treat your mate with so much respect and tenderness. Your question may be, “how do I treat my mate carefully?” Here’s how:

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1) HIGHLY RESPECT YOUR MATE
Just as you highly regard your academic certificates because of the years of toil it took you to earn them, so also
highly respect your Spouse because it took God’s favour for you to find and marry them. Your paths didn’t just cross: God orchestrated your coming together. Therefore esteem them highly.

2) TREAT THEM LIKE AN EGG
I sang this in one of my love songs(Urinyō Ligōō). Treat your Spouse delicately and handle them tenderly.
If you have an only child, you’d treat him tenderly and count him as extremely precious, right? But many Spouses don’t realize that they have an ONLY HUSBAND/WIFE and so treat them shabbily. You think because you see men and women everywhere, you can easily find a replacement if you carelessly lose your mate? Hold your husband or wife close to your heart for they are your one and only partner.

3) MIND YOUR TONGUE, MIND LANGUAGE
Talk to your partner with politeness and courtesy.
Husband, never shout at your wife. Wife, don’t be unruly towards your husband.
Mind your choice of words, especially when you’re angry.

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Even though our anchor scripture is focussed on wives, husband are equally GOOD THINGS obtained from the Lord by the wives. Every wife should therefore treasure and highly esteem her husband.

Irrespective of the imperfections of your partner, they are one of their type in the whole world. There’s no second copy of your Spouse any where.
Therefore, hold them close to your heart and cherish them with all your heart.

When you highly respect and esteem your Spouse, they’ll also treat you in the same way; and your marriage and home will become a sweet paradise on earth.

💕❤️TONIGHT’S ONE FLESH ASSIGNMENT IN THE BEDROOM
Reread today’s devotional piece together and discuss it.

JESUS IS LORD FOREVER!

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