LOVEBIRDS' DEVOTIONAL

Enriching Matrimonies

MARRIAGE IS AN AGELESS LIFE!

Scripture:
‘THEN AGAIN ABRAHAM TOOK A WIFE, AND HER NAME WAS KETURAH. AND SHE BARE HIM ZIMRAN, AND JOKSHAN, AND MEDAN, AND MIDIAN AND ISHBAK AND SHUAH.’
(GENESIS 25:1-2)

๐ŸคŽ๐Ÿ’•๐ŸคIf you have all along assumed that your love life would decline at the age of 100, then you need to sit down, reread and ponder on our anchor scripture for today!

๐ŸคŽ๐Ÿ’•๐ŸคOur anchor scripture shows that Father Abraham married a young woman when he was well past 140 years old and had a vibrant and energetic romantic life that produced six healthy sons! Six sons! Wow!!

๐ŸคŽ๐Ÿ’•๐ŸคSo if you’ve been slowfooted in the bedroom because you’re approaching your 100th birthday, then today’s Lovebirds’ Devotional has come to help you see things differently. It’s a piece you’ll do well to read and reread.

๐ŸคŽ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿค NO RETIREMENT IN MARRIAGE
Dear Spouses, please hear this and always bear it in mind: Marriage Is An Ageless Life!

๐ŸคŽ๐Ÿ’•๐ŸคAfter many years of service in your chosen career, you’re retired to go home and enjoy your pension. But in God’s pioneer institution called Marriage, there’s no retirement! Infact, there are no breaks and holidays.

๐ŸคŽ๐Ÿ’•๐ŸคYour love life as designed and constructed by God is similar to your respiratory system. It’s strong and durable enough to last you till your last breath. Every component of it must be exercised and used until your last breath.

๐ŸคŽ๐Ÿ’•๐ŸคIt means then that for as long as you and your spouse are alive, those embraces, kisses, touches, etc, that characterised your union in it’s “sunrise years” must be continued until the midnight of life when death finally seperates you.

๐ŸคŽ๐Ÿ’•๐ŸคTHE EXAMPLE OF ABRAHAM
When Father Abraham married young Keturah, there was no room for practicing “Grandfather Marriage” because God did not design marriage to be altered to fit AGE. It’s either Marriage, with all it’s original components or nothing else. So Father Abraham was everything that a young man of her age could have been to Keturah. And that’s how it should be in marriages. Because Marriage Is An Ageless Life!

๐ŸคŽ๐Ÿ’•๐ŸคLeave your age far away when you are with your spouse. Let Love flow and romance glow: irrespective of the fact that you’re now a grandparent. You’re grandparents to your grandchildren and not to each other. When with each other, the twinkle and sparkles of love should always be in your eyes for each other!

๐ŸคŽ๐Ÿ’•๐ŸคENDOWED TO FLOURISH IN OLD AGE
Long ago, I read that the strongest instinct in Man is the instinct for survival and the very next is the sexual instinct. Father Abraham and other patriarchs in Scripture are clear proofs that the sexual instinct is long lasting and enduring. And this is more so in the lives of those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and have been redeemed by His Blood.

๐ŸคŽ๐Ÿ’•๐ŸคHear what the Scripture about the righteous concerning sexual ardour:

“Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.
THEY SHALL STILL BRING FORTH FRUIT IN OLD AGE; THEY SHALL BE FAT AND FLOURISHING”(Psalm 92:13-14).
๐ŸคŽ๐Ÿ’•๐ŸคThese scripture show that the righteous will continually FLOURISH! It becomes even clearer in the second verse which is in capital letters. That verse says that the reproductive system of the righteous shall be fully functional in old age! Put very plainly it means that the upright man or woman will be sexually virile, agile and fully functional irrespective of their age. They shall not dry up. Instead, they shall be fresh and fat sexually.

๐ŸคŽ๐Ÿ’•๐ŸคThat’s why Father Abraham was fresh and strong sexually despite his age.

๐ŸคŽ๐Ÿ’•๐ŸคAnd if you’re a Believer, hear this: you are spiritually a seed of Abraham and his blessings are all yours. This includes his sexual and romantic longevity. Hear what the Bible says:

“And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise”.(Galatians 3:29). As a Believer, therefore, you’re a child of Abraham by faith and can enjoy the same romantic longevity he enjoyed.

๐ŸคŽ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿค THE POWER OF THE INDWELLING SPIRIT
And more importantly, remember this: as a child of God, your Body is the temple of the Holy Spirit Who indwells you continually and can quicken your mortal body to perform acts that are beyond your natural abilities. So draw on these spiritual realities and live an extravagant love life in your marriage.

๐ŸคŽ๐Ÿ’•๐ŸคWhen these scriptural realities shape your matrimonial mindset, you won’t need any aphrodisiacs. Father Abraham didn’t need any!

โค๏ธ๐Ÿ’• Tonight’s Bedroom Assignment:
Reread this devotional piece together just before bedtime and discuss it’s message thoughtfully.

๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ“–โœ’๏ธQuotes For Reflection:

“Be content with the kind of Spouse you have! Is your wife dark skinned while people say that fair skinned women โ€œtasteโ€ better? Donโ€™t be fooled by their lies. Be content with your dark skinned woman. As a Wife, if you hear some women saying that, โ€œLong cucumber is sweeter than short onesโ€, while your husband has a short one, donโ€™t be fooled to believe their lies.”(Anselm Ahman. From Lovebirds’ Devotional of December 16, 2024)

โœ๏ธ Jesus Christ Is Calling You! Come To Him Today And Be Saved!!!

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