He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD.
— Proverbs 18:22 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Several great truths are taught us in the opening chapters of the Bible. First, we are made in God's image, both male and female. Second, we are made to be different (male and female). Third, we are made to bless each other and be complements of one another. Fourth, we are made to leave our families of origin and build our lives together (Gen. 1:26-2:25). To find a partner for life, one created by God in his image, is to find what is truly good!My Prayer...
Father, I thank you for your plan for my life. (For the married
I thank you for my partner in marriage and ask for your help in blessing and fulfilling that person in every way. (For the widowed I ask, dear Father, that you comfort my feelings of loss and grief, and that you know my thanks for this special person through whom you blessed my life. (For the single I ask that you help me know the path for my life and use me to bless others in the way that I live with integrity and faithfulness. In addition, dear Father, please bless me with close Christian friends with whom I can find emotional fulfillment and spiritual strength. (For the divorced) I ask, dear Father, that you minister to my sense of loss and that you use me to serve you and bring you glory. However, dear God, I need your nearness to sustain me and comfort me as I deal with my emotional struggles and unfulfilled hopes. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
— Proverbs 18:22 (NIV)
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Several great truths are taught us in the opening chapters of the Bible. First, we are made in God's image, both male and female. Second, we are made to be different (male and female). Third, we are made to bless each other and be complements of one another. Fourth, we are made to leave our families of origin and build our lives together (Gen. 1:26-2:25). To find a partner for life, one created by God in his image, is to find what is truly good!My Prayer...
Father, I thank you for your plan for my life. (For the married
I thank you for my partner in marriage and ask for your help in blessing and fulfilling that person in every way. (For the widowed I ask, dear Father, that you comfort my feelings of loss and grief, and that you know my thanks for this special person through whom you blessed my life. (For the single I ask that you help me know the path for my life and use me to bless others in the way that I live with integrity and faithfulness. In addition, dear Father, please bless me with close Christian friends with whom I can find emotional fulfillment and spiritual strength. (For the divorced) I ask, dear Father, that you minister to my sense of loss and that you use me to serve you and bring you glory. However, dear God, I need your nearness to sustain me and comfort me as I deal with my emotional struggles and unfulfilled hopes. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
