Marriage

God Justified, Though Man Believes Not

Romans 3:3

… A little time ago it was a question whether marriage was not a failure. I suppose that, by-and-by, eating our dinners will be a failure, breathing …

The Security Of Believers—Or, Sheep Who Shall Never Perish

John 10:27-30

… loving Lord will not cast away those to whom He is bound by marriage bonds. "Well, but suppose we sin." He will chasten us and restore us. "If …

Life More Abundant

John 10:10

… are mad! Let us eat, and drink, and be married and given in marriage." We want to be able to say, "I can hear the Bridegroom's voice …

The Cloud of Doves

Isaiah 60:8

… blood, for, in that land where they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, ties formed here will endure forever there. Fathers in Christ will still be fathers …

Morning, December 6

1Co 15:48

… Abba, Father,” and to the Incarnate God, “Thou art my brother and my husband.” Surely if relationships to ancient and noble families make men think highly of themselves …

Exceeding Gladness

Psalm 21:6

… friend to a friend, of a bridegroom to his bride, of a wife to her husband, of a father to his child—each of these spreads gladness—but …

Meeting in the Unfinished Tabernacle

… If I had been one of those women, and I had got a little bit of a husband sitting there smoking his pipe, if there is a law …

Evening, November 23

Is 40:9

… whatever interferes with thy chaste and pure love to Christ, thy soul’s Husband. Make him the source, the centre, and the circumference of all thy soul’s …

An Appeal To Sinners

Luke 15:2

… if I suppose that already I am clothed sufficiently to enter into the marriage supper of the Lamb? Nay, beloved, it is the sinner, and the sinner only …

The Soul's Best Food

Isaiah 55:2

… the fashion of fellowship, for the glorified are to sit down at the marriage supper of the Lamb. So, Beloved, feed on the Word of God—especially feed …

Resistance to Salvation

Mark 5:7

… Him? Will you be His subject, or will you be His foe? The marriage supper is spread and you are bid to come to it! You are not …

"Better Than Wine"

Solomon 1:2

… in your dying moments! Then shall you say, like the governor of the marriage feast at Cana, "You have kept the good wine until now." I believe we …

"Jesus Wept"

John 11:35

… You have sometimes thought to yourself when weeping at the grave of a dear child, or wife, or husband, that you have been wrong in so doing. But …

Morning, June 17

Ps 12:1

… The Lord’s character assures us that he will not leave his people; his relationship as Father and Husband guarantee us his aid; his gift of Jesus is …

Evening, August 14

Ex 3:7

… we be comforted as we discern that our dear Friend and tender soul-husband knows all about us? 1. He is the Physician , and if he knows all …

The Rainbow

Genesis 9:16

… hang them out across the sky, as we do on our ships upon marriage days. Heaven hangs out its glorious banners to show that God is so completely …

Am I Sought Out?

Isaiah 62:12

… It is very wonderful Grace on the part of God that He should plan a way of salvation, that He should prepare a great marriage supper and issue …

Evening, May 8

Job 22:21

… Be not satisfied unless you know much of Jesus Christ as your Friend, your Brother, your Husband, your all. Forget not the Holy Spirit ; endeavour to obtain a …

The Unknown Giver and the Misused Gifts

Hosea 2:8

… to his service and there would be nothing on the table for the wife and children. It is God that gives us our bread, however hard we work …

The Red Heifer

Numbers 19:2

… be emptied, a water pot, such as that which stood at Cana's marriage feast and might be drained? No, there is a fountain open for sin and …

Driving Out the Canaanites and Their Iron Chariots

Joshua 17:18

… Our Lord's honor is bound up with the presentation of all His saints in spotless purity to Himself in the day of His glorious marriage. This is …

Morning, February 17

Ge 25:11

… his name is Shaddai, God All-sufficient; our hearts have often had most delightful intercourse with him; through him our soul has found her glorious Husband, the Lord …

Evening, March 9

Jn 15:4

… Keep thou close to thy soul’s Husband, lean thy head upon his bosom, ask to be refreshed with the spiced wine of his pomegranate, and thou shalt …

Morning, April 13

Song 1:13

… Take Jesus in his different characters, and you will see a marvellous variety—Prophet, Priest, King, Husband, Friend, Shepherd. Consider him in his life, death, resurrection, ascension, second …

All Fulness in Christ

Colossians 1:19

… The Lamb is the temple of heaven ( Revelation 21:22 ), the light of heaven ( Revelation 21:23 ), his marriage is the joy of heaven ( Revelation 19:7 ), and …

Foundation Work

1 Kings 5:17

… The advice of the Blessed Virgin to the servants at the marriage feast is our advice to all workers—"Whatsoever He says unto you, do it." Work done …

Morning, February 8

Mt 1:21

… Whether he be called the Husband of the Church, her Bridegroom, her Friend; whether he be styled the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world—the King …

The King’s Highway Opened and Cleared

… Thou art freely invited to come to the marriage banquet. The table is spread, and the invitation freely given. There are no porters at the door to keep …

Bitter Herbs

Exodus 12:8

… But "with bitter herbs shall they eat it." And you, young woman, your marriage feast draws near, but with bitter herbs shall you eat it. Push on, good …

David's Sublime Consolation

2 Samuel 23:5

… If there were a wife here who found her greatest pleasure in somebody else's company rather than her husband's, it would be a very great disgrace …

Evening, November 16

Is 33:17

… O that he would come on the wings of the wind! He is our Husband, and we are widowed by his absence; he is our Brother dear and …

Evening, March 30

La 3:40

… to the Lord.” Lamentations 3:40 The spouse who fondly loves her absent husband longs for his return; a long protracted separation from her lord is a semi …

Evening, April 7

Ps 51:14

… He did not actually kill the husband of Bathsheba; but still it was planned in David’s heart that Uriah should be slain, and he was before the …

'The Lord Is My Shepherd'

Psalm 23:1

… The young Christian ought to seek God's guidance in the important matter of marriage. And the young tradesman should seek Divine guidance as to where he shall …

Blessings Manifold and Marvelous

Psalm 18:19

… being married to His Church, shall develop the great mystery, whereby, as husband and wife are one flesh, so there shall be an eternal indissoluble union between Christ …

Do Not Sin Against the Child

Genesis 42:22

… We sin against a husband or against a wife, against a servant or against a master, against a buyer or a seller. On all sides the roots of …

Lovely, But Lacking

Mark 10:21

… Bring the case before Christ tonight! "Bring him to Me." Oh, who would not bring his friend—his wife? Who would not bring her husband or her child …

Morning, December 3

Song 4:7

… humour with the Lord for some slight turn in providence, but our precious Husband knows our silly hearts too well to take any offence at our ill manners.

The Certainty And Freeness Of Divine Grace

John 6:37

… and graciously compel men to come in that they may eat of His marriage-supper. And this He does, mark you, not by any violation of the free …

Sickness and Prayer, Healing and Praise

Psalm 107:17-22

… tell your neighbor, your friend, your child, your brother, your sister, your husband, your wife what the Lord has done for you!" "Are we all to preach?" asks …