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[IMAGE CONTENT] Day 1: Honor Marriage Because God Honors It We live in a time when marriage is dishonored in several ways. From the beginning, Satan has tried to destroy and redefine this holy institution ordained by God. But he has not succeeded and will never be able to if we, as a body of Christ, continue to honor God’s design for marriage. The triune God – The Father, Jesus & The Holy Spirit teach us to honor marriage through their example. * God honors marriage – Yes, God the Father honored marriage by creating both man & woman in His image and declaring them as husband & wife. God also gave them the blueprint for marriage and blessed them. In Malachi 2:14, we read that God honors marriage by being the Witness at the wedding (Genesis 1:27; Malachi 2:14) * Jesus Christ honored marriage – Jesus was present at a wedding in Cana. When His mother informed him about the lack of wine, He performed His first miracle there – turning water into wine (John 2). Jesus honored marriage by using the wedding picture in quite a few parables to teach the profound truth about the Kingdom of God. Even when Jesus was questioned about marriage & divorce, He quoted scriptures honoring God’s design for marriage. * The Holy Spirit honors marriage – The Spirit of God has an active role in our marriage since God has put a remnant of His Spirit in making the man and the woman one. (Malachi 2:14) To honor means to regard something as priceless or valuable. In his epistle to the Church at Ephesus, Paul gives a greater meaning and value to marriage by saying that marriage is a mystery that reveals the love relationship between Christ & His bride, the Church (Ephesians 5:22-29). We, as the bride of Jesus, are called to honor marriage. As a body of Christ, we can honor marriage by aligning ourselves with God’s heart for marriage and rejecting the world’s view of marriage. God’s blueprint for marriage has lasted thousands of years and will last until the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Prayer: Father, we thank You for blessing mankind with the gift of marriage. Forgive us for taking marriage lightly by assuming it to be just a relationship between two people. Help us, Spirit of God, to honor marriage by aligning ourselves to what Your Word says about it. In Jesus’ name. Amen.