MARRIAGE-MATICS
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| By Richard Minet THE WINE IN YOUR MARRIAGE |
Overview:
- Everything that precedes most marriages are not the true picture of what they represent.
- This is a situation EVERY marriage must eventually face. (Wine running out)
- Anything can be the reason the wine running out.
- Most marriage begins with Jesus, but always forget Him along the way.
- All that is needed for a a successful marriage have provided by God before the marriage.
- Your marriage can enjoy endless flow of wine.
On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.”... When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now. (KJV/ESV)
Today we begin a daily marital devotional called; Marriage-matics. By this we mean; The mathematics of marriage or formulae for building successful relationships and marriages.
Believe it or not, God has a mathematical formula or recipe for successful or fulfilling relationships or marriages.
For any relationship or marriage to work there must be a right amount or quantity of affection and self that must be given, if we give more or less than necessary or required, then the mathematics of relationship is violated and will not give the desired result.
By the term "mathematics of marriage", we mean the link between Mathematics and marriage. And since Mathematics is about the logic of quantity, form and arrangement; and given that marital problems are dynamic, i.e. they vary in quantity, form and arrangement and differ both for the married and the unmarried. We shall therefore be using this formula as a standard procedure for solving most of our marital problems here.Gen. 24:67
And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.
From the text above, the essence or bottom-line of any relationship is COMFORT, God created relationships for comfort. Relationships should indeed comfort us, but the case we discovered today has been otherwise, rather than this, it has been a thorn in the flesh of many. Eccl. 4:9-12
Please take note of verse 10 of our text;
And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
POINTS TO NOTE:
1. EVERY MARRIAGE BEGINS WITH THE BEST PRESENTATION:
Everything that precedes most marriages are not the true picture of what they represent. Whatever you see, know or discover about anyone before marriage is nothing but a mere presentation, it is after marriage that the real persons are discovered. It has nothing to do with whether he is a Christian, Pastor or not, never ever forget the this, that; ...Every man 'AT THE BEGINNING'. So don't be deceived by whatever you think you know about that fellow before marriage, one thing is certain beyond it all, it's a PRESENTATION.
2. NO MATTER HOW MUCH WINE WE PREPARE FOR OUR MARRIAGE, IT WILL AT SOME POINT RUN OUT:
Please note the term:,When the wine ran out;... this is a situation EVERY marriage must eventually face. No matter how much wine, sweetness, arrangements, etc, we make or prepare for our marriage, it will at some point RUN OUT. So rather than boast about yours being different, make preparations to withstand in your own EVIL DAY. Wine running out can mean money, affection, respect, fidelity, spending time together, health, etc, just anything you enjoy now can run out, but when it does, don't forget to look to the savior to help you with the best wine that can never run out.
3. ANYTHING CAN BE THE CAUSE OF THE WINE RUNNING OUT:
Why we were not informed of what led to this wine running out, it can possibly be anything, from poor planning, to not taking proper statistics, or using the wrong hands in the administering of the resources, to just anything. It could have been the fault of the Woman, the Man, their Parents, Siblings, Friends, Planners, etc, rather than look for who to blame, if couples seek the lord for solution to their lost wine, they will be amazed at how He can bring solution from things or places least expected. Who would have thought ordinary water could be used as solution to such a serious problem. So it is when we trust our saviour. Couples must therefore join hands together to exhaust all possible windows with whoever or whatever is available to restore every lost wine.
4. MOST MARRIAGES BEGIN WITH JESUS BUT FORGET HIM ALONG THE WAY:
Fortunately for this couple, Jesus was invited to witness their marriage and his mother but like many of us today, when their wine ran out, they didn't see the need for him, although they started out with Jesus, perhaps they didn't think He could be of use for such a problem. Calling on Jesus must be for more serious spiritual matters not for mundane issues like wine. From returning home late, to issues of respect, affection, lust, sex, money, to merely getting your spouses attention like queen Esther, nothing should be handled without the master, he must be called upon to help with all issues, this is a very great secret for building or sustaining successful relationships. Sadly, there is this innate folly in man that makes him think he can fix certain problems in spite of God. But for Jesus' mother who called for his attention, this marriage may have ended in confusion rather than the miracle it became.
5. EVERYTHING NEEDED TO MAKE ANY MARRIAGE A MIRACLE HAS BEEN PROVIDED BEFORE IT BEGAN:
Six is Gods number for man's effort, labour, etc, while seven represents rest for man. The six water pots represent the entire 6,000 year duration/rule of man over the earth. It is a type of man's history, existence and effort to make something meaningful out of life. That six pots were positioned there before the wedding began, signifies God's divine provision positioned to meet any need that will arise even before the wedding began. What you need to make that relationship sweet again is just around you, if only you can allow the master have his way, he will show you what to do to make your own marriage a miracle too.
6. ANY MARRIAGE CAN ENJOY CONTINUOUS FLOW OF THE GOOD WINE:
Please don't overlook the one key factor however that led to this miracle; it was tied to something his mother said and this is what provokes heavenly wine in any marriage; Mary made it clear; I.e. "...Whatsoever he asks you to do, DO IT". So Continuous wine is tied to strictly obeying Jesus' word, injunction and leading. Question is; what is he saying about that relationship, that courtship, that habit, that action, your prayer/study life, fellowship, association or even that job of yours, etc, failure to heed what He says will rob any marriage of it's eligibility for a miracle. So if He says; forgive, pls do, if He says; love, give, respect, pour in and out, etc, and you can just try obey, you will soon become not only a miracle but also a testimony.
CONCLUSION:
Indeed a miracle of the best of wines await anyone who will open up to the rules contained herein. If you have not, please invite Jesus now into that relationship and see how He directs you into your own miraculous wine.
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