"Marry” God, don't “Date” Him

Text: Isa. 54:5
MORE LESSONS: Psa. 42:1-2
Bible Reading in one Year: 2 Chronicles 10-13

These days people do all kinds of things. Boys and girls go into a relationship to observe and score each other. If they pass, they get married if they fail, they fall out. They call it dating but it has no basis in the Scripture. When that doesn't work, they cry and say that they are incompatible. Trial and error is not the way to live. Accurate and genuine result in life is birthed only by a commitment generated by an unwavering conviction in your spirit. Marriage is a commitment made in sickness, in health for richer, for poorer; till death do us part. God detests divorce and strongly condemns it. When you marry a person you have made an unconditional life time commitment to the person.

Now when a woman dates a man, she doesn't have a right to his name, his estate or property; anything she gets from him no matter how big she thinks it is, is just a meagre free will gift. A married woman on the other hand has rights to her husband's estate; she bears his name, so all that he has belongs to her, just like Jesus gave His name and access to all that He has to the Church, His bride, And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: John17: 22.

In the same way, in your relationship with God, there are things and realms you can never access till you make a lifetime unconditional commitment to Him. When your service to and stay with God goes beyond what He does for you and what He doesn't or what is happening to you and what is not, then you are subscribed to full access to all His riches, glory and power because then you are married to God. The reason many are not having maximum benefit from their relationship with God is because they are more or less in a 'dating’ relationship with God. They want to see whether it will work or whether they will benefit, so that if they don't they can quickly try other means.

Today, no matter what you are going through, I present to you the secret of victory, fruitfulness and glory—stay married to God, don't be in a dating relationship with Him. Stay committed in all circumstances.

Prayer/Action
* T ell Jesus the Husband of the Church, “I give You all my heart, I live for You only”.
* Ask God to receive your love for Him like in the beginning.
* Pray that nothing will separate you from the love of Christ.