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DON'T BE ABSORBED-2

Text:Luke 17:26&27.

And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man:They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. 

Today, we shall be looking at the second human legitimate obligation that would be abrupted by the second coming of Jesus Christ.

Just like in the days of Noah, humanity shall continue in their marital obligations, they shall be marrying wives and they shall be given in marriage. While marriage is not against the Will of God, it however remains one of the human obligations that will be brought to an end by Christ’s second coming.

It is however worthy to note that *the most important, foremost and eternal purpose of marriage in this life is to raise godly family and seeds unto God.* Anything short of this makes such marriage unfruitful to God and to His purpose.

All marriages end here on earth. There is no marriage in heaven. Jesus said that in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels of God in heaven.(Matthew 22:30).

In view of these, God wouldn't want you to be absorbed in marital obligations that you won't be able to prepare for His coming. 

While you must love your family (husband, wife and children), they must never become the hindrance between you and God. Apostle Paul explicitly made this clear while writing to the church in Corinth. He said,  "...the time is short, so that from now on even those who have wives should be as though they had none those who weep as though they did not weep, those who rejoice as though they did not rejoice, those who buy as though they did not possess, and those who use this world as not misusing it.....He who is unmarried cares for the things of the Lord—how he may please the Lord. But he who is married cares about the things of the world—how he may please his wife. 1Cor.29-33.

If marriage will end here on earth, then it is wisdom not to allow your marriage to be a hindrance to your eternal life. Enjoy your marriage here on earth and stay within the tenents of God as far as marriage is concerned. 

Don't leave Jesus because of your spouse or because of any challenge marriage may pose at you. 

Bible Reading
 
1 Corinthians 7:29-33.

PRAYER FOCUS

Father God, I  receive the grace not to be weighed down on earth by my marital obligations or aspirations.

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