The Value of Your Marriage In Fulfilling God s Purpose For Your Life 1

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And I would like to first establish that there is something for which God will hold you responsible at the end. There is something for which when we get to the judgment throne, you will be held responsible for. Let me read some quick exhortations.

Colossians chapter 4, verse 17. It's a very simple but very critical verse. And say to Archipos, take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfill it.

Say to Archipos, take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, say to it that thou fulfill it. Go with me to the book of 1 Corinthians chapter 9. In 1 Corinthians chapter 9, you hear another man giving a very clear understanding of living for a purpose. In verse 16 and verse 17.

For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory. For necessity is laid upon me. Yea, war is unto me if I preach not the gospel.

For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward. But if against my will a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me. War is me if I do not preach the gospel.

If I do it willingly, it's okay. But even if against my will a dispensation of the gospel has been committed to me, for which I will be held accountable. 2 Corinthians chapter 5, verse 9 and verse 10.

Wherefore we label, that whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that everyone may receive the things done in his body according to that which he has done. Whether it be good or bad.

When you look at Jesus, he had a clear sense of the reason why he came. John chapter 4, verse 32. What I say unto you, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.

Therefore said the disciples one to another, as any man brought him out to eat. And Jesus says unto them, my meat is to do the will of him that sent me. And to do what? And to finish his work.

Say not ye that are here four months, and then come and harvest. Behold, I say unto you, lift up your eyes, and look on the fields. For they are white, or ready to harvest.

John chapter 9. And in verse 4. I must walk the works of him that sent me, while it is day. The night cometh when no man can walk. As long as I am in this world, I am the light of the world.

John 17, verse 4. I have glorified you on the earth. I have finished the work which thou givest me to do. And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self.

With the glory which I had with you before the world was. 2 Timothy chapter 4, verse 7. 2 Timothy 4, verse 7. I have fought a good fight. I have finished my course.

I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness. Which the Lord, the righteous church, shall give me at that day.

And not to me only, but unto all them also that love is appearing. We have read so many passages. I don't want you to lose the trend.

Because I have only read them in order to establish a trend. That everyone that has been created in Christ Jesus. There is a specific assignment.

For which heaven will hold you responsible. There is a specific assignment. That in God's determined counsel, you are the one.

Whom God has ordained to carry it out. There is a specific responsibility. That God in his mercy has allotted or allocated to you as an individual.

For you to fulfill it. This is the possible reason why you were born. And this is the possible reason why God has given you his new life.

And I will now go ahead to say. This is actually the reason why God has brought your marriage. And in order for us to be able to accomplish that purpose.

That's the first thing I'm dealing with before I come now to look at the value. The preciousness. The indispensability of your marriage.

In fulfilling the assignment that heaven has allocated to you. Ecclesiastes chapter 9. When you get there, I'll read verse 8, verse 9, verse 10. Let your garment be always white, and thy head lack no ointment.

Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of your life, of your vanity. Which he has given you under the sun all the days of your vanity. For that is your portion in this life.

And in thy labor which thou takest under the sun. Whatsoever your hand finds to do. Do it.

How? With your might. For there is no work. There is no device.

No knowledge. No wisdom. In the grave, whither thou goest.

Let me quickly establish that every one of you sitting here. There is a divine assignment for which heaven is asking that you are the one to carry it out. And that assignment, that responsibility is what God is intentionally equipping you for to be able to carry out in your lifetime.

Because there is no work, no knowledge, no device, no activity, nothing to add in the grave when you get there. Every grace that you did not expend for God before you get to the grave is a grace wasted. Every grace that God has provided is for that assignment to be fulfilled.

Is for you to live, to establish the purpose of God on the earth. But grace is only to be engaged before the grave. Any grace not engaged by the time you arrive at the grave is grace wasted, grace squandered, grace unutilized.

We shall all appear before the judgment seat of Christ and we will give account of that which he has given us to do whether we have achieved it. We shall all stand one of these days at the judgment seat of Christ. And they will be saying, I gave you this much, I gave you this much, I gave you this much.

Give account what you have done with it. You are living in time in order to be able to give account in eternity. What you are giving space and grace to carry out.

Do you follow me to that point? How many of us will stand before the judgment seat of Christ to give account of what we did while we are here on earth? How many? I'm not hearing you very well. Each one of us. What we have been able to accomplish in life, heaven is going to ask you to give account of it.

And the Bible says whether good or bad, you will be giving account of it. All the men that live for God, they had an understanding that they were on duty and they would give account one of these days. And you'll be wondering, what is the reason why I am starting this couples retreat from this angle? You'll be wondering, why? What is the connection? I thought we came to talk about marriage.

I thought it is marriage that we are going to be talking about. I thought how my wife will submit to me, how my husband will love me. There's a greater purpose than that.

There's a greater matter than that. Actually, I will now begin to show you where your marriage is fitting into what is the overriding purpose for your living. Now, as we continue to look at the word of God, which is my concern to begin with this morning.

The value, the preciousness of your marriage in fulfilling, in carrying out the assignment that heaven has allocated to you while you are alive. Please now come with me as we take the scriptures gradually so that we can establish a matter for prayer. Severally, we have referred to Genesis chapter 1, have we? And we have referred to the purpose that God had in mind when he said, let us make man in our own image.

The man that God made in his image, he did not make him for decoration. He did not make him purposelessly. It was not, they just make another thing so as to put on the earth.

No. You will notice that right from the beginning, God said, let us make man in our own image and our likeness that he may have what? Dominion. He was to carry out an assignment on earth.

He was to stand out there to represent the purpose of God on the face of the earth. He was to establish the kingdom of God, the authority of God on the face of the earth. And for that reason, he was given a commission.

If you look at that, the fact that it was a commission, he said, be fruitful and do what? And multiply and replenish the earth and subdue it. Let's quickly look at that. All of you, please turn to Genesis 1 and see the commission that God gave man in the beginning.

The commission, the commission. I want all of you to see it because it will be important this morning. Are you there? Chapter 1, verse 28.

That's where the commission actually was put. And I wanted to, let's note it quickly so that as we are going ahead, you will see it. And God blessed them.

And God said unto them. You know, it was very exciting to me that right in verse 27, So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him, male and female created he them. And God blessed them.

And God said to them. Now, that's the first word. The commission that we are talking about.

Did you hear? Them, them, them. And he said to them, who is the them? The male and the female, the man and the woman. So when we talk about, do I have an assignment on the face of earth? Yes, you do.

But for me, I want you to first follow so that we can see the commission that the master gave them at the very beginning. And he said to them, do what? Be fruitful and multiply and do what? Replenish the earth and do what? And subdue it and do what? And have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the fowl of the air, over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Let's go over it again.

I don't want to lump it with verse 29 because verse 29 is not their commission. What is verse 29? It's provision for their commission. It's a pity that many times people forget their commission.

And they are pursuing what? The provision. It's a pity that sometimes you forget your commission. The reason why you have been created and you are only concerned and you are occupied with a provision which was meant for a commission.

And you are not pursuing the commission and you are only preoccupied with that provision. Look at it. Be fruitful.

Are we together? Be fruitful. Be fruitful. Multiply.

What is the next word? Replenish the earth. And do what? Subdue it. And what again? Dominion over the fish of the sea, over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.

And for you to achieve that, and God said, Behold, I have given you every heart bearing seed which is upon the face of the earth. And every tree in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed, to you it shall be what? It shall be what? It shall be for meat. And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat, and it was so.

Hallelujah. God gave a commission. Be fruitful.

Be fruitful. Multiply. Replenish the earth.

Subdue it. Have dominion over everything that moves upon the earth. That's your commission.

But, for you to be able to carry out your commission, what have I done now? I have given unto you. You will notice that the commission does not include looking for food. Repeat the word of the commission for me again.

Be fruitful. Multiply. Replenish the earth.

Subdue it. Have dominion. Which one of it say, look for food? Which one of it say, go and walk to eat? Talk to me please.

No. The man that God conceived and created was not meant to be living in order to eat. His purpose was not so that he can be looking for food.

God's eternal purpose for that man is that he will be fruitful. He will be fruitful as a commission. He will multiply.

He will replenish the earth. He will occupy the entire earth so that there will be no vacant space for the devil. He will subdue the earth.

He will put everything under so that the purpose of God can be established. And he will have dominion over everything that moves upon the earth. Anything at all, he is supposed to have dominion and keep everything in check.

That was his commission. But as regards what he will eat. As regards what he will put on.

As regards where he is going to live. As regards what he is going to provide for whatever he wants to do. Did you notice that the word is, I have given.

Brothers and sisters, if you locate your commission in life. Everything you will need. The language is what? I have given.

Not even that I will give. I have given. When you are properly located in your commission.

And you are pursuing the reason for your life. As far as what you will need is concerned. As far as the provision for your vision is concerned.

The language is what? I have given. The language is what? Giving. You will discover your purpose.

You will discover why God has actually created you and brought you together in the name of Jesus Christ. But when a man has discovered his purpose for living. When a man has discovered his commission.

When a man has discovered what am I going to be responsible for when I get to heaven. And he begins to pursue it. Concerning his need.

Concerning where he is going to live. Concerning where he is going to wear. What is the language? I have given.

Wait. Wait. I am waiting so I have to be sure that you followed.

Did you follow to this point? Eh? Alright. Was he created to look for food? Eh? Was he created to look for clothes? Was he created to look for where to stay? What was he created to do? To be fruitful? Multiply? Replenish the earth? Subdue the earth? And have dominion? Put everything under for God. Now.

When Jesus Christ appeared. And he began to declare. I have come to do thy will oh God.

And he began to call disciples. And he said follow me I will make you fishers of men. He was setting a purpose for their lives.

So in Matthew chapter 6. Do you remember Matthew chapter 6? So when Jesus began to speak to his disciples. Do you remember he said. Lay not treasures for yourself where? On this earth.

Where moths, rusts and thieves break through. As if Jesus was saying let me inform you. What to live for? What to concentrate on? What to gather as a treasure? Is not what you can lay here on earth.

Because whatever treasure you put here on earth. What are the things that will happen to them? I'm not hearing you. It will rust.

Thieves will take it. Something will chop it. And it will finish.

If a couple was living and all they are doing is putting their treasure here on earth. Tell me what are they doing with their eternity? They are wasting it. They are wasting it.

Oh my God. Am I communicating with you at all? He was telling Timothy. He was saying.

He said for we brought nothing. Into this world. And it is certain.

It is certain. That we do what? That we will take nothing out. If all you did for your marriage.

And in your life. Is for the earth. Permit me to tell you the naked truth.

You brought nothing into this earth. And it is certain. That as you came into this earth.

No matter what you did on the earth. No matter what you gathered. No matter what you built.

No matter the clothes. No matter your wardrobe. It is certain.

That you will take some things out. What did the Bible say? It is certain you will take nothing out. You came naked.

You came empty. You will go empty. So the question I was going to be asking my sister.

So why did I need to pass through the earth? Why am I passing through the earth? When it is clear. That as I came empty. When it is time.

The earth will not escort me out. With loads. Even they will not regard me as worthy and qualified.

To stay in the room. That I decorated for myself. Oh my God you are not following me at all.

Look at the room. That you have decorated with good bed. With everything.

When you die. They say our father loved to sleep on this bed. How can we take him out of his bed? Let's leave him on this bed.

So that he can be there. Is that what they will do? What will they do? Talk to me quickly. What will they do? They will strip you of everything.

They will carry you out of that bed. And in fact for me to inform you if you don't know. They will have to.

Wash. Everything about you. Out of that bed because.

You have become an infection. If I don't tell you may not know. You may think I am joking.

When they carry you like this. Anybody that touches your body with his physical hand. I am asking you.

What will they need to do? He has to wash. They will do all the disinfectant on you. Because he has touched.

Oh my God. And then when they carry you finish. They will dump you.

Outside your room. In fact if you have a good house. And your children were thinking.

I was just reasoning with some children. Whose parents are dead. And we are saying where do you want to bury your mom? The first consideration is that.

If we bury our mom in the house. It will be a problem. Why will it be a problem? The value of the house will drop.

You will not add value to what you did. You will become a useless valueless person. Who reduces value.

What is a man that is living in this world? If all that matters between you and your mother. Your wife. What shall we eat? What shall we get? What shall we do? What are we going to do? And all of that.

Let me inform you. You came into this world naked. And it is certain.

That you will take nothing. Out. Even if somebody struggled.

To fix something in your hand. And say baba before you die. Baba before you die.

This is something I wanted to take to heaven. And your father is holding it. Because he has not died.

When he died. What happened? This is how he will do. Everything will drop.

And every day. That he has not been buried. Out of sight.

Is a liability. So that's why everybody is gathering. And say let's quickly bury this man off.

So that we can continue our business. And in this day of modern technology. Where they can keep the corpse.

In the fridge. I want to call it fridge. You are the one who call it mortuary.

It's fridge. It's a special fridge. Like dry fish.

When they put you there inside that fridge. Why do they do it? They say we don't have time to bury him yet. We want to do something.

Me I have a course that I have to take. In Australia. And I can't miss it.

Let's rearrange when he will be buried. And when we finish we will find time. That's all you labor for.

Even your children. They will have no time for you. Their current business will be more important.

Than you lying down there. So what did Jesus say? He said. Take no thoughts.

Of what? Of what? Of what do we eat? What do we drink? What do we put on? For these are the things that the Gentiles. The uncircumcised. The hopeless people.

Are running after. Because they don't know why they are living. Your father in heaven already knows.

You have need of these things. But what do you do? What did he say you must do? Seek first. The kingdom of God.

And his righteousness. And then what did he say? And all these things. Shall be added.

They will just be added. Ordinary additions. Addendums.

To you. There is a purpose. Higher than food.

So he said. Is the body. No better than raiment? Is life itself.

Not more important than food? And in order to bring that understanding. Look at the lilies. Look at the birds.

Look at the flowers. They don't walk. They don't do anything.

They are just there. Even Solomon was not better clothed. And yet they appear in the morning.

God can do all of that. That's not your commission. Have I established something in your mind.

Before I go ahead. Repeat for me. What is the commission for that first man? Be fruitful.

Multiply. Replenish the earth. Subdue the earth.

Have dominion. But as regards his provision. As regards what he needs to carry out his assignment.

What is the language. I have given. Husband and wife.

I want you to hear me now. I want you to hear me now. You are not existing.

Just to look for food. The reason why. Needs.

Is crouching on your house. On your life. And it's becoming a quarrel.

Between the two of you. Because. You miss your location.

And one of the first thing that God will do. Is that you will. Recover your location.

God will redefine for you. Your commission for living. And your commission for marrying.

In the name of Jesus. Now. Genesis chapter 2 and verse 18.

The Bible say. And the Lord God said. It is what.

It is not good. That the man should be alone. I will do what.

I will make him. And help. Meet for him.

Let's wait on that before I go. When God came and saw. How this man was tackling.

And. Liberty. On his commission.

Because God planted the garden. God put him there. Water supply.

All the food he needed to eat. They were just bringing up. They were just bringing up.

Everywhere. He does not need to do anything. Every day.

Every green herb was good for food. We'd never grew that time. Whatever is coming out of the ground is food.

Atebe was growing on his own. Okoho was on his own. Sometime when you check.

That climbing. If you caught it. It releases fresh water.

Everything was going well. It was because he missed his assignment. And exchange his commission for something else.

That's when the entire earth. Turned against him. May the earth not turn against him.

In the name of Jesus Christ. May you not be sweaty. Only to get something to eat.

Until you die. May God help you to find the purpose. For your living.

To find the purpose for your existence. For you to find your purpose in life. In the name of Jesus Christ.

May God help you and your husband. To find your purpose. So that the two of you will say.

Let's settle. What are we living for? What are we married for? What are we existing to accomplish? So that the earth will not turn against us. The issue of what we shall eat.

What we will drink. What we shall wear. What we will do.

How are we going to train children. So that he can fall into his own level. If he doesn't fall into his level in your heart.

This couple's retreat. Will do very little to help you. Hallelujah.

So God said. It is not good. For the man to be what? Alone.

But for him. A help. So let's quickly.

Find a word there. What did God call the woman. He was making.

To bring to the man. A help. When you use the word help.

In what context. Do we ever use the word help? In what context? It is in the context of something. That you are doing.

That you cannot do. Are they? Or something that you are responsible for. But which your capacity is not able to accomplish.

Then you can say. Help me. A man that is doing nothing.

Can never say. Help me. Oh my God.

Are you hearing me? If a man is going nowhere. He is sitting comfortably in his own space. And somebody is passing.

Very energetic man is passing. And he said. Sir please help me.

What will be the question that that man. That they are asking to help. What will he ask? Eh? To do what? And the man said.

Well actually. I am not doing anything. And I don't even intend to do anything.

I am just sitting here. Relaxed. I am going nowhere.

What will the person that he was asking to help him. What will he say? Eh? Sorry. You don't need help.

And I can't be wasting my life. With a man that has no need. When God said.

I will make a help for him. And he said. A woman is a help sister.

God did not call you anything else. He said you are a help. Meet for that man.

Have you honestly asked him. What is he doing? What is he supposed to do? Where is he going that he could not go there? What load is he carrying that he could not carry? What assignment does he have? That he can look at time and say. Eh? If God does not help me.

I will not finish this assignment. What is that assignment? That you have been introduced into this man's life. To accomplish.

Maybe because that was not. A very big issue for you when you got married. You entered into your marriage.

Purposelessly. Could it be that the reason you got married. The reason why your marriage is looking like this.

Is because. There was no clear purpose. In your heart.

While I am marrying this man. Is that the reason why all your strength. All your grace.

All your wisdom. All your intelligence. Is now wasting.

Because. You have never asked a very pertinent question. From the very beginning.

What is he doing? That he needed my help. And perhaps. Because you did not ask that question.

Your husband said. Well now that I am married. You will be helping me to cook.

If you were a very reasonable woman. You would have asked him. What were you eating before now? Talk to me now.

Was he not eating before you met him? Talk to me. A man that you had met. He ate before you met him.

Didn't he eat? So how could that be the reason. Why you are marrying him? So when you got married. When a man does not yet understand the value.

Of his marriage. He will always make it valueless. When God saw the man.

God saw a man. That he wanted to succeed. God wanted that man to succeed.

God desired that man. To make good progress. God was longing.

That this man. Will accomplish his task. God was looking for what else.

I have given him food. I have given him everything. But there is one more thing he needed.

To finish well. And what is that thing that he needed to finish well? I am not hearing you. Is the wife.

A help. A help. And when God said.

It is not good for him to be alone. God took responsibility. I will make for him.

I will do it. But just before God. Will begin to do it.

He wanted to cross check. Whether there is an alternative for him. So the Bible said.

Everything. Everything. That God made.

Out of the ground. He brought it. Brought them to Adam.

To see. Verse 19. What he will call them.

What is he going to call them? And whatsoever Adam called every living creature. That was the name thereof. Adam gave names to all cattle.

And to the father of the air. And to every beast of the field. But for Adam.

Are you at the end of verse 20 please? But for Adam. What did the Bible say? There was not found. A help.

Meat for him. Permit me to note with you now. That's the first value.

Of your marriage. That I want to press upon you this morning. That your marriage.

As an input. To help you fulfill your purpose in life. Has no alternative.

Please mark that first. Your marriage. The woman that God is bringing to your life.

For you to fulfill your destiny. And to carry out your purpose in life. Has no what? Alternative.

It has no exchange. If there was another alternative. That could be found.

God will not go back to the workshop. To start to make the woman. Please.

Look at the wife that is sitting by your side. Look at her very well. Turn your eyes.

Don't look at me now. Look at your wife now. Face her.

And I want you to tell her from your understanding now. There is no alternative to you. In helping my life.

The first value. Of your marriage. That is the first value.

Of your marriage. In fulfilling the purpose. For which you are born.

The Bible said. Of all that God created. There was not found.

A herb. Meat. Suitable.

Fruity. Appropriate. For him.

No alternative. I'm praying that that will settle with you. I pray that God will strike you.

With an understanding. That as regards the fulfilling of your assignment. He said we should tell Archipos.

That the ministry has received in the Lord. That we must fulfill it. And as regards fulfilling your assignment in life.

The only herb. That God has found. Is the woman.

No other alternative. If you don't understand that value. You are likely to be thinking.

That you can go somewhere. And someone else will help you. Sometimes as a husband.

Because you don't understand the value. You think this woman is just there to eat. And it's just there so that it can be troubling you.

Or you can just have sex. So you are always looking anywhere else. For your help.

Brother. No alternative. If this woman does not rise up to fit.

Into that vacuum in your life. You have a loophole. To battle with for the rest of your life.

What will complete your life. And complete your anointing. And complete your assignment in this life.

Is in this woman. No alternative. Sister.

Sister. Sister. Aha.

I need to hear you. May I inform you. The only receipt.

Why God went to the workshop. To prepare you. To put everything else.

Put in your life. Is for this man. To finish his assignment.

For the two of you. To finish well. And if he does not.

Despite that you are in his life. Heaven will hold you also responsible. The value of your marriage.

To this your husband. Is that. It is the receipt.

Why heaven has prepared you. It must not be wasted. I don't want to say the way I will have said it.

So that somebody who. Who does not understand the context. Will not take me.

Away. And say Bragbile is preaching a false doctrine. But what I will have said for you.

To tell your husband. Is that. You are the receipt.

Why. God. Has endowed me.

You are the receipt. Why God. Has prepared me.

With all the grace. He has put in my life. If I don't.

Release my grace. To help you. I will be a failure.

Forever. If I ask you to tell your husband like that. Do you think his head will swell up.

If it is clear to you. Can you please. Turn to your husband.

I say my husband. Listen. I have something to tell you this morning.

Is becoming clear to me now. That the entirety of my life. The complete endowment of my life.

Is because of you. And if I do not help you. War is me.

Tell him. Tell him. My wife is not around here to tell me.

But she is already saying it. I am hearing. I am hearing.

If I was not preaching here. She would have told me. I am hearing.

I have heard it. Hallelujah. Until a woman understands.

That you were made for him. You were made for him. You were prepared for him.

The rib that God took away from him. Is what God used to make you. What he needed in life.

Is what God. Particularly constructed. To become you.

That is your value in his life. Excuse me please. Cooking.

Is not the reason why you are here. You cook. I also cook.

So it is not a matter. And all of you that are sitting here now. Let me ask you.

As you are growing now. And you are becoming big madam. Are you the one doing cooking in your house now? Talk to me.

Who are the people helping to cook now? Baba. If it is for food. That you marry this woman.

Now that. Us girls are already taking her duty. You see you are missing it now.

There is a bigger purpose. For this marriage. The first value of it.

I am trying to establish. There are several values I am going to be dealing with. Because until you know the value of a thing.

You cannot maximize it. When you don't know the value of something. In fact.

You can just throw it down. Because you don't know what it means. If you don't know the treasure.

That is there. How will you handle it? You handle it with levity. Because it is not important.

But me. It is clear to me. As God continues to deal with me.

That for that assignment. That I have to fulfill in my life. For which I will be held responsible.

For the height that I must reach. Before heaven will call me. And for the reproduction.

The replenishing. The multiplication. That heaven is going to be checking.

With my life and say. We created you. We gave you this.

We gave you this. And we gave you a wife. Very intelligent woman.

Why didn't you finish your assignment? Why are you not able to finish what I called you to do? Somebody who is very. Who is quick. Theologically thinking.

But Paul did not marry. And he finished. But Jesus did not marry.

And he said I finished. I wish. Are you hearing me? I wish.

You have discussed that before you married. I wish. You had agreed.

Are you hearing me? To be. A eunuch. How can you eat your cake? And have it.

How can you collect a wife? You have added indebtedness to your head. Heaven will say. On top of the woman that I have added to your life.

You did so less. Paul did not marry. He did so much.

Are you with me? The first part. Is that. This help.

There was no alternative. It made God himself. To go back.

I have to make one for him. Hallelujah. There are other values.

I will deal with when you come in the night. The reason is because. You do not maximize.

You do not make the most of a thing. That is not valuable to you. Jesus gave a parable.

He said. A man found a field. In that field.

He found a pair of costly price. Do you remember? Because he knew the value of what he found. What did he go to do? He went and sold all.

To get it. Do you know? I'm praying that when you understand the value of your marriage. You will give all it takes.

To maintain it. To build it. To hold it.

To sustain it. And to protect it. What are the two issues that I want to ask you to pray about? First.

Have you discovered? What's the kingdom of God? Is expecting you to contribute to it? Have you? Personally. Sat back to say. What am I living for? If I brought nothing to the earth.

And I'm sure. I would take nothing out. So what is the essence? Of my walking up and down through the earth? What will I present in eternity? What is my purpose for living? What is the reason why I'm alive? Wives.

I want you to ask a question. What is it? That I am supposed to contribute. To the fulfillment of our corporate purpose.

For living. I don't want you to take it for granted. Well my husband is good.

My husband is pastor. What are you contributing? To his life? In a very measurable manner. I wanted to go before God.

Since I got to this man's life. What have I helped him to become? Different from what I met him to be. Husband.

You are going to come with a question. God. As regards the purpose that you proposed concerning me.

And you now added another woman. To my life. What is the advancement of that purpose? Since I got married.

If they say one chase thousand. Two we chase ten thousand. You honestly don't be sentimental.

Which ten thousand? As my coupling with my wife chased. What am I living for? And if. The purpose for which you are alive is not clear to you.

Knowing that. The night is coming. When no man can walk.

Knowing that the grave where you are going. There is no work, no device, no knowledge, no activity whatsoever. How do you intend to respond to God? There is a bigger matter.

While you are married. For which your marriage. Is only a means to achieve it.

And the third question that you are going to raise. Lord. What is my valuation? Of my marriage.

How highly esteemed have I regarded my marriage? I will ask you to arise. And let us pray together. Open your mouth.

Discuss this matter with God. Maybe you don't understand that they are saying. God had made an investment in your life for ten years.

What is the return that heaven is getting? What is the profit that heaven is getting? Talk to God quickly. Talk to God personally. If today were the end of your life.

What will you show the Lord? If today were the end of your space on earth. Will you be able to say God? All that you ordained and planned for me to be is what I have done. Or did you just spend all the years marrying a wife? Rather than doing the work.

Did marriage become your ministry? Rather than a means of accomplishing the purpose of God? Call on God Lord. This is a divine call. So that I can accomplish the purpose for which I was born and born again.

Please pray. Call on God. Call on God.

Speak directly to God. Sister are you casual? Are you just existing with your husband? Asking him for money for clothes? Are you just a body? Or are you just saying I need to enjoy him? I need to enjoy him. Is that why you are here? Plead with God Lord.

Open my understanding. My purpose must not fail. My purpose must not be destroyed.

Holy Spirit we ask you to raise a hand for us. Raise a hand deliberately on God on our behalf. Thank you.

Thank you. In Jesus Christ name. We have prayed.

Amen.