Date: Friday, 27th June, 2025
Text: 1 Corinthians 7:3-5
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
If we must achieve marital success we must engage the fourth principle which I call the Proximity Principle.
The quest for greener pastures has made a lot of families to become separated. There are couples that have separated for many years due to inability of the other spouse to secure the visa or residence permit necessary to join the partner in the desired country.
This forceful separation has wrecked havoc in many homes. Today we have thousands of spouses who are officially married but live singly- married but suffering from the loneliness of a single.
The very cardinal purpose of marriage is companionship. In Genesis 2:18, “ The Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.”
Other words for companionship are intimacy, closeness and togetherness. Thank God for technology. But it has lots of limitations that makes it not able to fill the gap left by separation.
Generally, any separation that spans more than six months could lead to loneliness and portends great danger for any couple.
The Spirit Of God through Apostle Paul further says, “The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife. Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.” 1 Corinthians 7:3-5
Action Nugget: Save your marriage by bridging the proximity gap between you and your spouse.
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