Cindy and I (Steve) consider it a privilege to be invited into your marriages every week through these Marriage Messages. We are always seeking God as to what we should write and share with you from week to week and He has been faithful to guide us. This week, as we celebrate the resurrection of Christ, I want to offer the following prayer of blessing for you and your marriage:

Father in heaven, first I want to praise you for the gift of eternal life you have given to all who call on the name of Jesus, whose resurrection we celebrate. And I want to thank you for personally working in Cindy and my marriage to redeem and resurrect what once was “dead” and now allow us to participate with You in this ministry as it touches thousands of marriages every week.

It is in the name and the authority of Jesus that I come to ask you to bless each husband and wife who reads this message this week. Grant us all the wisdom and insight we need to live in our marriages every day in such a way it that brings glory to Your Name and strengthens our relationship with each other.

Jesus, we also ask that You “open the eyes of our hearts” so that we may see You at work in our lives. And help us to recognize the times when we are not treating each other the way that You would have us; convict us of any sinful attitudes, behaviors or actions so that we may repent and ask your forgiveness. And give us the strength to seek forgiveness from each other whenever necessary, knowing that as we do this, we are doing this “as unto the Lord.”

Lord, we know there are couples and individuals who are hurting deeply right now in their marriages. We would ask that You comfort and guide those people; help them to find their hope and strength in You to bring about the changes that are necessary to heal whatever marital “wounds” that may exist today. “As far as it depends on us”, help us to live at peace with our spouse to bring honor to Your name.

And, Lord God, as the creator and author of marriage, please help us all to keep our eyes on You and Your Word for guidance at all times. May we turn from the world’s idea and model for marriage and may we be a living witness to others that it is You, and You alone, who has the “perfect plan” for living as husband and wife. May we not fall into the temptation to “mingle” the “world’s ways” with Your ways (Colossians 3:2).

And finally, Father, as we pray for Your blessing on us today, we commit our lives and marriages to You according to what is written in 1 John 3:18: “Let us not love [merely] with words or tongue but with actions and truth.”

We thank You this day for hearing our prayer;
May Your perfect will be done!
In Jesus Name we pray this, Amen.

Only a few received Jesus Christ when He first came to this earth…

BUT THE CELEBRATION WILL BE DEAFENING WHEN HE RETURNS!!!

We are rejoicing with you because Jesus came…
He was resurrected…
And He is coming again!

We Pray God’s Resurrection Blessing on You for Your Marriage,
Steve and Cindy Wright