08-20-2020, 03:17 PM
*RESTORATION TODAY*
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2020
*TOPIC: A WORD TO THE UNMARRIED*
"But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord” (1 Corinthians 7:32
*MESSAGE*
We live in a world where being married seems like the thing that we are all supposed to be aiming for in life. If someone remains single for long, he or she becomes a prayer point. The truth is that there is something beautiful about being single that we often overlook. In fact, Paul recommends the single life in 1 Corinthians 7. He says ‘I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, it is good for them if they abide even as I.’ (1 Corinthians 7:8). So why does Paul recommend it?
Well, being single means we have more opportunity to be focused on God, spending time with Him and seeking His will for our life. The Bible says: ‘But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.’ (Matthew 6:33). Of course, being married doesn’t mean that you can’t do this, it just means there are more distractions, because part of the God-given responsibility of being married is that you spend time working on your relationship.
God doesn’t want us to live in complete isolation. But it is not until you get married before you start sharing your life with others. You have friends, a close family, a supportive church family, etc. Stop seeing marriage as the time when your life will start. You can start living your life abundantly even right now, whether you are married or not.
*ACTION POINT*
?️ Are you or someone you know still praying for a life partner? Remember that person in your prayers today.
*SCRIPTURES*
John 10:10; Matthew 6:33; 1 Corinthians 7:8
*PRAYER POINTS*
1. O Lord, thank You for sparing my life to witness yet another day in the land of the living.
2. Father, open my eyes to see the beauty in this current season of my life in Jesus’ name;
3. Lord, bless all the bachelors and spinsters looking forward to marriage with the bone of their bone and flesh of their flesh in Jesus’ name.
*THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR*
2 Sam. 1, Micah 3:1-4:1-8, Rom. 9:30-10:1-21
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2020
*TOPIC: A WORD TO THE UNMARRIED*
"But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord” (1 Corinthians 7:32
*MESSAGE*
We live in a world where being married seems like the thing that we are all supposed to be aiming for in life. If someone remains single for long, he or she becomes a prayer point. The truth is that there is something beautiful about being single that we often overlook. In fact, Paul recommends the single life in 1 Corinthians 7. He says ‘I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, it is good for them if they abide even as I.’ (1 Corinthians 7:8). So why does Paul recommend it?
Well, being single means we have more opportunity to be focused on God, spending time with Him and seeking His will for our life. The Bible says: ‘But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.’ (Matthew 6:33). Of course, being married doesn’t mean that you can’t do this, it just means there are more distractions, because part of the God-given responsibility of being married is that you spend time working on your relationship.
God doesn’t want us to live in complete isolation. But it is not until you get married before you start sharing your life with others. You have friends, a close family, a supportive church family, etc. Stop seeing marriage as the time when your life will start. You can start living your life abundantly even right now, whether you are married or not.
*ACTION POINT*
?️ Are you or someone you know still praying for a life partner? Remember that person in your prayers today.
*SCRIPTURES*
John 10:10; Matthew 6:33; 1 Corinthians 7:8
*PRAYER POINTS*
1. O Lord, thank You for sparing my life to witness yet another day in the land of the living.
2. Father, open my eyes to see the beauty in this current season of my life in Jesus’ name;
3. Lord, bless all the bachelors and spinsters looking forward to marriage with the bone of their bone and flesh of their flesh in Jesus’ name.
*THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR*
2 Sam. 1, Micah 3:1-4:1-8, Rom. 9:30-10:1-21