LOVEBIRDS' DEVOTIONAL

Enriching Matrimonies

SHALLOW OR DEEP LOVE, WHICH IS YOURS? (PT. 2/

By Anselm Ahman
Scripture:
’14 And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son’s mandrakes. 15 And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son’s mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son’s mandrakes. 16 And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.’
(GENESIS 30:14-16)

IN JACOB, WE SEE A HUSBAND WHO INDEED had a very deep love for his wife.

 

Our anchor scripture passage shows that it got to a time when Jacob stopped sexual intimacy with Leah. She didn’t offend him but his overwhelming love for Rachel couldn’t accommodate her. She had breasts , butts and every other thing with which to perform sexual intimacy but Jacob was too satisfied with Rachel he didn’t NEED her! But we can safely assume that in

that same community where he lived, shallow-hearted husbands were busy chasing empty headed girls and women while Jacob was rejecting Sex with Leah who was right under his roof! This shows that true love rejects even free offers of sexual intimacy!

 

From our anchor scripture passage, Jacob’s exclusion of Leah from his bedroom was so severe that she (Leah) openly accused Rachel of “stealing” her husband! Yes, it was that serious. And please, note that when Rachel told her (Leah) that she could have access to Jacob if she gave her some of son’s mandrakes, it was exactly so. Why? Because Jacob’s love for her was so overwhelming that her wishes were, in a sense, his command! His great love for her gave her great favour with him!

 

Now, did any one force Jacob to love Rachel so intensely? No!

 

Love is always by choice. This means, you too, could CHOOSE to have a very deep and intense love your Spouse just as Jacob had for Rachel.

 

Our greatest example of loving deeply and intensely is Jesus Christ. Christ was not compelled to love humanity and seek their salvation. No! Neither was there any attraction in humanity to draw him towards us. But what says the Scriptures?

“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, WHILE WE WERE YET SINNERS, CHRIST DIED FOR US.”(Romans 5:8). Christ chose to love us when we at our worse! And if you’re going to love your Spouse deeply and intensely as a Married Lover, you must be prepared to do so despite their faults, weaknesses, ingratitude, carelessness, prayerless lifestyle, etc.

 

Jacob chose to love Rachel intensely and exceptionally. So also could you choose to love your Spouse exceptionally and deeply. That’s how all devoted married lovers operate.

And when you’re on this level of Love and Affection with your husband or wife, even if a thousand persons of the opposite sex stand naked before you, you’ll not be moved because your sexual desire is irrevocably fixed on your Mate.

 

🍷🍗 TAKE-HOME LESSON: MAKE THE GREAT CHOICE OF LOVING YOUR MATE DEEPLY AND INTENSELY ALWAYS. IT PAYS!

 

💕❤️ TODAY’S ONE FLESH ASSIGNMENT IN THE BEDROOM.

Tonight use the HARP method to pray for your marriage and family.

 

🍎🍏MARRIAGE REVOLUTION CONTINUES!🍏🍎

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