For,
“All men are like grass,
and all their glory is like
the flowers of the field.
The grass withers and the
flowers fall,
but the word of the Lord
stands forever.”
And this is the word that was preached to you.
(I. Peter 1.24 & 25).
HALLELUJAH! THANK YOU LORD JESUS FOREVERMORE!
And at the same time pray for us also, that God may open a door
for us for the Word (the Gospel), to proclaim the mystery concerning
Christ (the Messiah) on account of which I am in prison;
That I may proclaim it fully and make it clear (speak boldly and unfold
that mystery), as is my duty.
(Colossians 4.3 & 4).
HALLELUJAH! THANK YOU LORD JESUS FOREVERMORE!
Put on God’s whole armor, that you may be able successfully
to stand up against the strategies and deceits of the devil.
For we are not wrestling with flesh and blood, but against the
despotisms, against the powers, against the spirits who are the
world rulers of this present darkness, against the spirit forces
of wickedness in the supernatural sphere.
Therefore put on God’s complete armor, that you may be able to
resist and stand your ground on the evil day of danger and having
done all that the crisis demands, to stand firmly in your place.
Stand therefore having tightened the belt of truth around your loins
and having put on the breastplate of integrity and of moral rectitude
and right standing with God,
and having shod your feet in preparation to face the enemy with the
firm-footed stability, the promptness, and the readiness produced by
the good news of the Gospel of peace.
Lift up over all the covering shield of saving faith, upon which you can
quench all the flaming missiles of the wicked one.
And take the helmet of salvation and the sword that the Spirit wields,
which is the Word of God.
Pray at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and entreaty. To that end
keep alert and watch with strong purpose and perseverance, interceeding
in behalf of all the saints who are God’s consecrated people.
(Ephesians 6.11-18).
AMEN!
Harmony in Marriage
Be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ
(the Messiah, the Anointed One).
Wives, be subject (the Savior of His body.
be submissive and adapt yourselves
to your own husbands as (a service) to the Lord.
For the husband is head of the wife as Christ is the Head
of the Church, Himself the Savior of His body.
As the Church is subject to Christ, so let wives also
be subject in everything to their husbands.
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the Church
and gave Himself up for her,
So that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the
washing of water with the Word,
That He might present the Church to Himself in glorious
splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such things (that
she might be holy and faultless).
Even so husbands should love their wives as (being in a sense)
their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.
For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and carefully
protects and cherishes it, as Christ does the Church.
Because we are members (parts) of His body.
For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be
joined to his wife and the two shall become one flesh.
This mystery is very great, but I speak concerning (the relation of) Christ
and the Church.
However, let each man of you (without exception) love his wife as (being
in a sense) his very own self; and let the wife see that see that she respects
and reverences her husband (that she notices him, regards him, honors
him, prefers him).
(Ephesians 5.21-33).
POINTS FOR MEDITATION AND PRAISE
1) We realize how much Jesus loves the Church and how He
wants us to love one another with His love.
2) To the extent that we experience His love we can express
His love.The perfect role model for us is Jesus Christ Himself.
HALLELIUJAH! PRAISE THE LORD JESUS FOREVERMORE!