I WAS BARELY SIX MONTHS OLD IN CHRIST, WHEN I HEARD a far older Believer relate in fellowship during “Testimony Time” how himself and his wife gave each other “the silent treatment” for days running. In my entire life as an unbeliever, I hadn’t heard of such a thing let alone seeing it practiced any where. Behold, married Believers who were born again and having the indwelling presence of the Blessed Holy Spirit could subject each other to such a destructive mishandling. The question then becomes: Where is the Christianity we profess, if we could keep malice and be in enmity for whole days under one roof and call it “silent treatment”? Which of the Heavens are we hoping to “make” with such patently wicked and vile hearts? The first heaven, the second or the third Heaven?
In Matthew chapter 18, Jesus taught on the NEED for Christians to forgive each other COUNTLESSLY AND WHOLEHEARTEDLY. This He did in answer to Peter’s question on HOW MANY TIME SHOULD ONE FORGIVE? By answering Peter, “I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but until seventy times seven”, He meant that we should give forgiveness times without number!
One of the things that easily reveal the state and condition of our hearts is our response to offence. That’s when our magnanimity or lack of it becomes so easily evident.
Sir/Ma, to believe that your Spouse won’t or shouldn’t offend
you is to live in a fool’s paradise. That’s expecting what even you can’t deliver.
Sir/Ma, Marriage has brought you and your Partner into the closest and the deepest of human relationships and since you’re both imperfect humans, you’ll no doubt offend one another from time to time.
Don’t let any of the spirits of Apostasy take hold of your heart. One of them is the spirit of hardness of heart which makes men and women IMPLACABLE.(Romans 1:31) Implacable means: unappeasable, unforgiving and to be relentlessly unpacifiable.
But to have and to enjoy a happy and peaceful marriage relationship with your Spouse, you need to be always mindful of God’s commandments on interpersonal relationships and walk in them. One of them says:
“AND BE YE KIND ONE TO ANOTHER, TENDERHEARTED, FORGIVING ONE ANOTHER, EVEN AS GOD FOR CHRIST’S SAKE HATH FORGIVEN YOU.”(Ephesians 4:32)
Faithful obedience to this powerful verse will transform your marriage. It commands you to:
1) BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER. This is a call to demonstrate goodness, thoughtfulness, and graciousness to each other instead of being high-handed and harsh.
2) TENDERHEARTEDNESS. This is a call to be cotton hearted, soft, gentle, merciful and compassionate to others instead of being cruel, unfeeling and inconsiderate.
3) FORGIVING ONE ANOTHER….
Christian Spouses are people who have been FORGIVEN their Sins by God because of the atoning death of His Son, Jesus Christ. They should walk in the footsteps of God and readily forgive one another WHENEVER necessary.
Are you indeed married? Then know that you and your Partner will mistakenly offend each other sometimes. And when it happens, let the Offender ask forgiveness and the Offended graciously let go and forgive!
🔥🔥🔥 FAITH DECREE:
🔥LET THE ENABLEMENT TO WALK IN GOD’S FORGIVING LOVE BE GRANTED EVERY SPOUSE READING THIS DEVOTIONAL PIECE!
🍷🍗 TAKE-HOME LESSON: FORGIVE YOUR MATE WHEN EVER THEY’RE WRONG AND ASK YOUR PARDON. DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON YOUR ANGER.
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