Title: PRAYER, MARRIAGE AND THE LEADERSHIP ROLES OF THE HUSBAND AND WIFE
Author: Bishop Ken Giles & Pastor Sheila Giles
Publisher: Independent
Pages: 98
Genre: Christian Living
Author: Bishop Ken Giles & Pastor Sheila Giles
Publisher: Independent
Pages: 98
Genre: Christian Living
Marriage is an institution established by God. God ordains a man and a
woman to be husband and wife to fulfill his purpose of expanding His
likeness and kingdom through their rule and dominion over His creation.
Within the institution of marriage, the man is responsible for carrying
out and communicating God’s vision. The woman enables, strengthens and
encourages her husband to carry out God’s vision for himself, the
marriage and family. The husband and wife become one flesh. No other
human relationship, including that of parents and children, is to have
priority or greater importance than that of the husband and wife to one
another. The Leadership roles of the husband and wife are paramount to
God’s plan of blessings in the marriage, family, generations and broader
society. Therefore, obedience to God and His word establishes God’s
order and facilitates the proper working and functioning of the marriage
and family. Thus, establishing the peace, joy and increase the Lord has
purposed in and through the marriage and family.
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Chapter 1
Lack of Prayer Invites Sin in the Marriage
Alack of prayer in the marriage invites sin (disobedience to
God’s word and will) in the marriage. When there is sin in the marriage it
creates conflict, contention, disorder, obstacles and barriers that otherwise
would not exist. The marriage, on the other hand, that exist in obedience to
God’s word will obtain benefits and blessings which are derived from prayer and
the study of His word (Seeking and Knowing God and His will). It is absolutely
paramount for prayer to be in a marriage just as it is paramount for prayer to
be in an individual’s life. Keep in mind Genesis 2:23 reveals that the two
become one flesh. Therefore, the marriage represents one person that is to go
before the Lord in prayer. So be it an individual or two that have become one
individual (via marriage), a lack of prayer invites sin in the marriage or an
individuals life as a result of not having or failing to obtain God’s input
(guidance/direction) in their lives. We can look to Genesis 3:1-5 which reads
as follows: “Now the serpent more crafty than any beast of the field which the
Lord God had made. And, he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, 'You shall
not eat from any tree of the garden'?" The woman said to the serpent,
“From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; but from the fruit of
the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat
from it or touch it, lest you die'.” The serpent said to the woman, “You surely
shall not die! “For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be
opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” From this scripture,
verses one through five sets the stage for ultimately what happens in verse six.
In verses one through five Eve makes the mistake of walking in the counsel of
the ungodly (Psalm 1:1 and 6). However, in Genesis 3:6, the ultimate mistake
was obeying the counsel of Satan over the counsel of God. (Romans 6:16). Any
counsel, advice or thoughts that are contrary to the word and will of God is
automatically to be identified as the counsel of Satan. Many times in our
society, we obtain information and ideas via family, friends, neighbors,
coworkers, television and radio or even the Internet, but we need to be mindful
of the fact that there is a way which “seemeth” right to a man, but the end
thereof are the ways of death (Proverbs 14:12). Therefore, it behooves us to
always consult God via His word and through prayer if we are not certain what
His will is for our lives at any given time and in any given area or situation.
This is wise to do because God is our Maker and Creator and only wills and
desires the very best for us. Even when it may be something that is painful to
us or something we do not understand.
It is obvious that Eve did not pray before making her
decision to eat from the forbidden tree and just as obvious that Adam and Eve
failed to pray together prior to making the decision jointly to partake of the
forbidden tree as a married couple (Genesis 3:6). If consistent and continuous
prayer (Praying without ceasing - I Thessalonians 5:17) would have been undertaken by Adam and Eve
individually and/or as a married couple sin would not have had the opportunity
to enter their lives individually or their marriage and ultimately their
family. The sin Satan purposed to plant in their individual lives, marriage and
family would have been shut out of their paradise (place of peace, joy and
plenty). However, because they failed to pray individually or jointly, the door
for sin to enter was left wide open. All that remained was for Eve and
ultimately Adam and Eve to do was to operate based on what they thought and how
they felt. It should be noted here that everyone has an opinion, but the only
one that matters is God’s opinion (I Kings 18:21).
His thoughts are not our thoughts and His ways are not our way (Isaiah 55:8-9).
Bishop Ken Giles began full-time ministry in 1993 as an inner-city Missions Leader in Dallas, Texas,
while at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship under Dr. Tony Evans. He later
served there as Assistant Executive Director of their nonprofit
corporation. In 1998, he returned to his hometown of Beaumont, Texas,
and served as Pastor of Outreach at Cathedral of Faith Baptist Church
and Executive Director of their nonprofit corporation. In 2000, Lincoln Bible Church
was planted in the Beaumont/Port Arthur area and is now located in the
Greater Houston Texas area where Bishop Ken Giles and his wife, Pastor
Sheila Giles provide servant leadership. Bishop Giles has a Master of
Education Administration from Prairie View A&M University and a Master of Theology from Southeast Texas Theological Seminary.
Their latest book is PRAYER, MARRIAGE AND THE LEADERSHIP ROLES OF THE HUSBAND AND WIFE.
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