“ “6 But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ 7 ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, 8 and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two but one flesh. 9 What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”
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The institution of marriage was never and will never be man’s agenda. The reason why many marriages have not worked has been because man has viewed it with a human concept.
From creation, God created a male and a female or more so a man and a woman. He did not create a camouflage to look like and become like each other. It was as clear and day and night: Male and female. For marriage to occur, a man/male leaves his family and takes the woman/female and both of them becomes husband and wife. This is the only heavenly legal authority given by God in marriage. Only a man and a woman qualifies to get married ie; physically and spiritually matured individuals. Today we see boys and girls (immature people) getting married and we wonder why there is so many divorces.
Ask God for mercy and forgiveness of the sin committed through the misinterpreting and abuse of God’s word regarding marriage.
Pray that the word of God will be reinforced in the church.
Pray that the altar upon which God places this word for marriage will not be defiled.
Pray against all the strange and unauthorized fires and sacrifices that have been offered on the secret and Holy altar.
Pray that God will glue marriages together according to his word and break the power of the enemy that constantly attempts to scatter them.
Pray that God will grant grace for the covenant of marriages to be honored
Pray for those waiting on the Lord for marriage to cone to this same understanding.
Pray that God will grant help to church leaders and spiritual councilors to gain knowledge, wisdom, and sound Godly doctrine to help young couples entering into marriage.
Ecclesiastes 4:12 “Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken."
Marriage is a covenant relationship between a man and a woman with God in the middle. God is the center of gravity, he holds them together no matter what. Pray that couples will put God as center in every aspect of their marriage.
Genesis 1:27-28 “27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. 28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earthand subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”
God created us in his image and marriage represents a picture of how God views us as family. Jesus has a good relationship with his father and because he dwells in us he expects marriage to reflect that same image of the father and the Love of the father and son. Pray that couples will come to the understanding of this revelation so that they can strengthen the bond of marriage.
Deuteronomy 6:6 “And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. “
The word of God is the spiritual glue that hold marriage together. The word of God is a command to be obeyed and walk in it. If we divert, we face the consequences. It has to be written on the tablets of our hearts for it to be spoken on our lips. Pray for the grace to obey and walk in the word of God.
1 Peter 3:7 “Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.”
Pray for the revelation of this scripture so that husbands may apply to their wives.
Proverbs 12:4 “An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.”
Pray for the grace of excellence upon wives so that they will not bring shame into their marriages.
Proverbs 14:1 “The wisest of women builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down.”
Pray for Godly wisdom for wives and the grace to build their homes and not tear them down.
Ephesians 4:2 “With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love.”
1 Peter 4:8 “Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.”
God demonstrated his love towards us by sending his son (John 3:16), therefore we husband and wife must be ready to lay down their lives and love each other for what God has done not for what each of them are to each other. Jesus walked in Love because he was humbled, gentle and patience. Pray that the revelation of the humility, gentleness, patience and the love of God will consume the hearts of husbands and wives, so that their love for each other will grow without measure.
1 Corinthians 1:10 “I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.”
Pray for the spirit of unity in marriages. Most often there are disagreements in raising children, relationships with extended families and friends, financial responsibilities, spirituality etc. All these brings the devil into sowing seeds that can create serious tension and problems.
Malachi 2:16 “For the man who does not love his wife but divorces her, says the Lord, the God of Israel, covers his garment with violence, says the Lord of hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be faithless.”
When there is no unity, it’s become ease for love to fade away thereby creating space the devil to occupy. One of such occupation leads to divorce. This creates’ lots of physical, emotional, spiritual, financial crisis in the family, ministry etc. We must pray against and not tolerate this evil spirit call divorce. We must fight like in the days of John the Baptist. We must resist the devil of divorce.
Genesis 30:22-24 “22 Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb. 23 She conceived and bore a son and said, “God has taken away my reproach.” 24 And she called his name Joseph, saying, “May the Lord add to me another son!”
We serve a God who never forgets his own. He remembers the cry in the hearts of his people and decorate them with testimonies. Pray for marriages expecting the blessing of children that God remember them, listen to their cry and open the wombs of the wives. Pray that God will take away their reproach and give them new songs so that their neighbors will celebrate with them.
Hebrew 13:4 “Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.”
Pray for the grace to honor and respect the marriage covenant so that the marriage will not be exposed to adultery or other sexual sin, thereby allowing the enemy to bring shame and disgrace.
Ecclesiastes 4:9 “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.”
Pray that marriages will focus on the good that they see in each other through the Love of Christ and therefore support each other’s in their weakness and strength.
Isaiah 54:10 “Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you."
Pray that the love, covenant of peace and compassion of the Lord in marriage will never be broken.
Isaiah 54:17 “No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the Lord.”
Stand on this word to dismantle every weapon of the enemy ( divorce, infidelity, abuse, wickedness, self centeredness, witchcraft, jealousy etc ) that attend marriage. Condemn every tongue of evil and jealous friends, families, evil declarations on demonic altars etc.
Psalm 69:1-4 “1 Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul. 2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. 3 I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God. 4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.”
There are so many marriages going through what the Bible outlines here in psalm 69:1-4. Pray that God will arise, hear their cry and save their marriages from any form of demonic, wickedness, and witchcraft attack.
Proverbs 6:16-19 “16 There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 a heart that devises wicked plans,
feet that make haste to run to evil,
19 a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.”
There are some wicked people in the communities who have taken an oath with the devil to ensure that they bring this kind of wickedness in marriages they are jealous of. Pray that the wrath of God will never spare them.
Proverbs 18:22 “He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the Lord.”
Pray for our singles waiting on God for marriage that God will cause them to locate each other as a husband and wife. Pray that a husband will always via the wife as a good thing.
Psalm 33:20-22 “20 Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield. 21 For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.
22 Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.”
Pray for those waiting on God for God to restore their marriages or for those trusting God to get married. Pray that God will remember every need even as they trust him in this season of prayer and fasting.