EVERY TRUE LOVE IS, IN A SENSE, an extension of God’s love. This simply means that a Spouse who genuinely loves you will not always be sweet and romantic. There’ll definitely come times when they’ll have no option but to be honest with you and that honesty will involve telling you home truths that will hurt you in the instant but greatly benefit you in the long run.
As our anchor scripture reveals, God Almighty Who is our great Example and Model in our practice of love doesn’t give His nod to His errant children. What then does He do when a beloved child is in error? He disciplines and punishes him!
Now, does this mean that Spouses should also discipline and punish each other? No! God’s discipline and punishment are because we are His children. Spouses operate a relationship that’s different from the parent and child relationship of God and the Believer. Spouses are Lovers. However, Spouses must demonstrate “Rebuking Love” by calling each other to order by timely and respectful rebuke and by denying requests that are not pertinent, right and proper whenever such are made.
When Jesus appeared to Apostle John on the Island of Patmos, He gave him the Book of Revelation to pass to the Church, His Body. In the Book , He gave him His assessment of the Seven Churches of Asia in which the congregation with the poorest performance was the Church of Laodecia. Rather than going back and forth or avoiding hurting the feelings of that congregation by hiding their abysmal failure from them, Jesus was point-blank! He told that Church how poor, wretched, naked and self-deluded they were. And towards the end of His candid message to them He said:
“AS MANY AS I LOVE, I REBUKE AND CHASTEN: BE ZEALOUS THEREFORE, AND REPENT.”(Revelation 3:19)
Spouses’ love for each other must also involve being honest and bold to correct one another without being afraid of how hurt their Mate may feel. However, it’s important to be wise and mature in your presentation of your corrections. Do it in love and do it with a lot of respect for your Spouse.
And every Spouse must also be matured enough to recognize the fact that their marriage partner is the closest person to them and therefore has the burden and task of showing them when they’re wrong.
The Bible tells us that “Open rebuke is better than secret love.”(Proverbs 27:5)
When your Mate rebukes you, don’t let your feelings make you miss the gain in their efforts to help you change. Instead be grateful and accept their correction and change.
🔥🔥🔥FAITH DECREE:
🔥 LET THE WISDOM AND MATURITY TO GIVE AND RECEIVE CORRECTION FROM EACH OTHER BE GIVEN TO EVERY COUPLE THAT READS THIS DEVOTIONAL PIECE!!!⚡⚡⚡
🍷🍗 TAKE-HOME LESSON: THERE WILL COME TIMES THAT YOUR SPOUSE WILL RIGHTLY REBUKE YOU. WHEN THEY DO, DON’T BE OFFENDED FOR THEY DO IT FOR YOUR GOOD.
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