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Jesus in Your Home
David Jeremiah / Turning Point
…just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.
Matthew 20:28
Recommended Reading
Matthew 20:24-28
In his book, The Ministry of Marriage, Christian counselor Jim Binney suggests that many marriages are missing the key concept of ministry. We often get married in order to be happy, when we should get married to make someone else happy. A person is not supposed to get married in order to be ministered to, but to minister. "If your marriage is to be ‘Christian,' writes Binney, "it must be Christlike. If it is to be Christlike, it must be permeated with Christ's sacrificial spirit of ministering." 1
It's easy to unwittingly discourage a family member or spouse, for we're likely to be critical, cutting, dismissive, or selfish without even realizing it. To change that, start asking yourself, "How can I serve my loved one today? In what way can I minister to my husband or to my wife?"
Be Jesus in your home; and your home will be a little more like heaven.
Your mate can always measure your love by your actions. She may not see your feelings, understand your words, or even believe them; but there is no disputing the love behind actions.
Jim Binney
Read-thru-the-Bible
Isaiah 14:1 – 18:7
David Jeremiah / Turning Point
…just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.
Matthew 20:28
Recommended Reading
Matthew 20:24-28
In his book, The Ministry of Marriage, Christian counselor Jim Binney suggests that many marriages are missing the key concept of ministry. We often get married in order to be happy, when we should get married to make someone else happy. A person is not supposed to get married in order to be ministered to, but to minister. "If your marriage is to be ‘Christian,' writes Binney, "it must be Christlike. If it is to be Christlike, it must be permeated with Christ's sacrificial spirit of ministering." 1
It's easy to unwittingly discourage a family member or spouse, for we're likely to be critical, cutting, dismissive, or selfish without even realizing it. To change that, start asking yourself, "How can I serve my loved one today? In what way can I minister to my husband or to my wife?"
Be Jesus in your home; and your home will be a little more like heaven.
Your mate can always measure your love by your actions. She may not see your feelings, understand your words, or even believe them; but there is no disputing the love behind actions.
Jim Binney
Read-thru-the-Bible
Isaiah 14:1 – 18:7
