Fri.’s Devo - Marriage and Divorce

Read: 1 Corinthians 4:1-7:40
Yesterday, Paul wrote to the people of Corinth about having favorite teachers and preachers that they followed. He continues this conversation telling them not to make any judgments about a person now because no one really knows the motives of their hearts. In the end, God will bring every secret to light and give praise where it is due. No man has anything that was not give to him by God so it is not to their glory but to God’s.
Paul spent a long time speaking to the people about sexual sins since it was such a stronghold in their church. A man was living with his mother-in-law and the church was full of pride instead of godly remorse. Paul told them to remove this man from the church and turn him over to Satan so that his sinful nature could be destroyed. They were boasting about this! By letting this man stay they were condoning his sin and it would spread to others. This is what the government is trying to force us to do. If we allow homosexuals and transgender spirits into our church they will bring all sorts of spirits with them. It is a fine line between loving the sinner and hating the sin. We have to realize we are dealing with demonic spirits that want to pervert the plan of God. God did not make a mistake when he made a person male or female. They need help embracing God’s plan for their lives in their gender, not in changing it to something else.
Paul goes on to talk about marriage and divorce. Marriage is a God-honored covenant and the first step is to be equally yoked with a believer. If you are not, then you have opened yourself to a more difficult life, but all things are possible. The bottom line in everything is to hear God’s voice and get it confirmed before you act.
Lord, give us discernment to hear your voice and make every decision we make based on what we hear you say and what your Word says.