- [Narrator] God designed marriage to involve
the spirit, soul and body.
When God blesses the union of a man and a woman,
certain benefits also follow.
Welcome to a Grace Digital production.
In this video, we will cover benefits of getting married,
and in the end, we will lead you in a short prayer.
Number one, supernatural favor.
"Whoso findeth a wife, findeth a good thing,
and obtaineth favor of the Lord."
Proverbs 18:22.
This is very great.
A Godly wife is a good thing, and also brings favor.
That is a double, double benefit right there.
We can expect lots of gifts on our wedding day,
from our union.
Now, these gifts come from our friends and our family,
and that is expected.
We all expect that.
However, God also comes with a gift
during your marriage union.
He comes with a big wrapped box of favor,
a great box packed with favor.
Marriage gives you supernatural favor from God.
God's divine favor enables you to be lifted
and elevated in status,
even in material possessions and finances.
When the favor of God is present,
others are also compelled to have favor on you.
Marriage unlocks the gift of favor.
This is because God causes the enemies of a man
to be at peace with him,
if the man's ways please him.
This kind of blessing is something you cannot work for.
A favor so great that people do not know
why they feel a certain way about you.
Favor shows in people's lives,
even through their weaknesses.
Take a look at the first family.
You can see that even after the fall,
Adam's family still enjoyed God's favor.
They sewed fig leaves together and made aprons
to cover their nakedness.
But because of God's special favor reserved for the family,
God overlooked their betrayal
and clothed them with animal skin.
He dressed their nakedness and took away shame from them.
In spite of the fact that Eve was the one deceived
and the primary cause of the fall,
out of favor, God made her a promise in Genesis 3:15.
"And I'll put enmity between thee and the woman,
and between thy seed and her seed.
It shall bruise thy head,
and thou shalt bruise his heel."
Number two, companionship.
Proverbs 27:17 says,
"Iron sharpeneth iron,
so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend."
Married couples dig into deeper levels of wisdom
when they put heads together
to make decisions affecting their lives.
There's no way two pieces of iron can sharpen each other
except they both come together in contact,
and there's no contact greater than that in marriage.
The marriage relationship builds you to give more
and be a more responsible person.
The word companion comes from panis,
the Latin word for bread.
The word was initially used to describe someone
with whom you shared a meal.
Marriage companionship gives you someone
that always has your back.
With that level of companionship,
you have a deep sense of tribe
and knowing that you belong somewhere.
Marriage companionship gives you a strong sense of bond
that you don't get from a friend or acquaintance.
"For if they fall, the one will lifts up his fellow",
according to Ecclesiastes 4:10.
Whenever a person in a marriage relationship is weak,
the other can lift him or her up
by strengthening the spouse.
When one spouse falls, the stronger one can pray,
declaring God's word to raise up the weak or falling spouse.
Marriage is also God's strategy
that ensures that you never fall
into stretches of loneliness and depression,
away from the faith, into error,
or fall a victim of any of the strategy of the Devil.
"If two lie together, then they have heat."
Ecclesiastes 4:11.
Number three, divine security.
"If one prevail against him, two shall withstand him,
and a three-fold cord is not quickly broken."
Ecclesiastes 4:12.
You form a three-fold cord
when you come together with your spouse in God.
God, the husband, and the wife form a three-fold cord
that is not quickly broken.
As we cooperate with God
and establish God's purpose for marriage in the home,
God honors the family by ensuring
that nothing prevails against the family.
The husband and wife are able to withstand,
with the help of the Lord, all demonic forces
and the pressures of the secular world.
I'll say that again.
The husband and wife are able to withstand,
with the help of the Lord, all demonic forces
and the pressures of the secular world.
You create a unit that protects you from pitfalls.
You are now a part of a unit.
It means you now have a partner in your battle,
a soldier at your side.
This is why you must assist your spouse
to maintain a spiritual and righteous lifestyle.
Number four, physical fulfillment.
"Now, for the matters you wrote about,
it is good for a man not to have
sexual relations with a woman.
"But since sexual immorality is occurring,
each man should have sexual relations with his own wife,
and each woman with her own husband",
1 Corinthians 7:1-2.
Marriage provides you with a proper avenue
to release your sexual desires.
God honors the physical union of the man and his wife,
by ensuring that they find pleasure and fulfillment
in each other's body.
Apart from preventing temptation,
both husband and wife satisfy their sexual urge.
Number five, children.
"Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord,
and the fruit of the womb is his reward."
Psalm 127:3.
"They have a good reward for their labor."
Ecclesiastes 4:9.
One of such rewards is the fruit of the womb.
It was God's plan from the very beginning.
Genesis 1:26-28 says,
"God blessed them and said to them,
'Be fruitful and increase in number.
Fill the earth and 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.'"
Honor.
It is a well-known fact
that even human society honors the married.
Even if a person is a young person of about 20,
the mere fact that they are married
earns them respect and certain benefits.
In spiritual settings also,
there are certain key offices
that only married people can occupy.
Respect from our fellow man
is not only obtainable when they like you,
even if they are adversaries
simply because you are in God's kind of marriage,
they are compelled to.
Number seven, spiritual strength.
You're expected to become stronger spiritually
when you're married than when you were both single.
Two are better than one.
Marriage gives the couple unity,
so that when they offer their prayers to God
on any issue at all, he honors their request.
Why?
The truth is, the couple is more readily united on issues
than any two friends.
For example, if they require good health,
and have unwavering faith and believe in God to do it,
God is quickened to move on their request.
"If two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for,
it will be done for them by my father in heaven."
Matthew 18:19.
There is great power when a married couple
agree on a particular opposing attack from the enemy.
1st Peter 3:7,
"Husbands, in the same way be considered
as you live with your wives,
and treat them with respect as the weaker partner
and as heirs to you of the gracious gift of life,
so that nothing will hinder your prayers."
In summary, the truth is, God designed marriages to work,
but how you see it will determine
whether it works for you or not.
You must agree with God
that when you enter into holy matrimony,
you are stepping into a better way of life.
When you have this understanding,
you will be able to enjoy the benefits of a good marriage.
Marriage is a good thing, and is precious by design.
That design is God's design,
God's work, in collaboration with his children,
to establish his will on the earth.
Therefore, you must know and understand
that there is profit for you in marriage,
and this understanding will enable you
to make the most of it.
In closing, a prayer.
Father, your greatest command was to love you
and love each other.
I'll say that again.
In closing, a prayer.
Father, your greatest command was to love you
and love each other.
You've given marriage as a holy relationship
that reflects our relationship with you.
Show us how to follow your example,
and set aside our selfishness and pride
and humbly serve each other.
Help us to be of one spirit and of one mind,
and value each other above ourselves,
looking out for each other's interests.
Help us to take time to love each other deeply
and from the heart, as you have loved us.
Help us to walk in the way of love,
just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us
as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Father, help us not to just go to church on Sunday,
but to recognize that your presence
goes with us wherever we go.
May we know a deep communion with you every day.
Father, help us not to just go to church on Sunday,
but to recognize that your presence
goes with us wherever we go.
May we know a deep communion with you every day.
Help us to grow to be more like you every day,
having a unity in spirit,
being patient, humble and gentle with each other,
and bearing each other's burdens
with your love and strength.
Help us grow in humility,
and recognize when we have wounded each other.
Give us your strength to ask for and give forgiveness.
We pray that you are blessed by this message.
We also hope that you are more aware
of the opportunities that become available
through this special union.