A BLESSED HOME

Introduction

Marriage was created by God for the purpose of solving problem: psychological loneliness, emotional loneliness, mental loneliness, social loneliness, economic loneliness and spiritual loneliness. In God’s evaluation and remark, marriage was seeing to be good because it was established to make what was not good to be good. If marriage institution that was made by God in order to solve human problem is now a source of problem among some couples across the globe, stakeholders such as churches, governmental and non-governmental, social welfare, mediation Centre, etc., should not fold their arms. Why? Marriage institution remains the strongest tool in God’s hands to uproot the root of evil deeds. Hence, the purpose of this teaching is to re-establish and re-assure couples of God’s original intention for couples. In this paper therefore, we will examine the following: God’s formation, Satan’s Deformation and God’s transformation; Retaining God’s Blessings in the Home, the Nature of a Blessed Home and conclusion. The scripture says: So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him, male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground… and they will be yours for food (Genesis 1:27-29).

Formation, Deformation and Transformation

No home is blessed without a man and a woman who have been blessed prophetically by God and still remain sources of blessings to their home. God created family/marriage for the purpose of blessing the marriage He created. The initial blessing of God upon Adam was not complete and that was why God made a woman out of him and for him. What was not good was made good. What a wonderful blessings indeed! Genesis chapter two tells us how God formed the man. The man was formed from the dust of the ground (Genesis 2:7). The book of Genesis 2:15-25) informs us how and why God made the woman, Eve for Adam. Originally, God did not create marriage for curses but for blessings because God is God who blesses. Why the curses? Curses came as a result of satanic deceptive agenda in the Garden of Eden, which made Adam and Eve to disobey God (Genesis 3). However, God made a better provision for mankind. He sent Jesus Christ to die for our sin; a way of restoring us back to the original status, opening the very doors of blessing to us. Jesus re-established this by His presence at the wedding in Canaan of Galilee (John 2:1-11). Like I said our focuses is to call the attention of couples to what they should do in order to retain the blessings of God in their homes.

Sustaining God’s Blessings in Your Home

It is very important to call the attentions of the contemporary couples to what they have to do in retaining God’s blessings in their homes thus: - Understand God’s vision, action and instruction.
- True contentment
- Agreement
- Conflict Resolution
-Sexual Enjoyment In addition to the above, you need “HOME’ in order to have a blessed home. In the context of this paper, HOME is used as an acronym thus:

H - Honesty:

This refers to the quality of being honest. To be honest is to be telling the truth and never stealing or cheating on one’s partner. Honesty is gradually fading away among couples, even Christian couples. God condemns all forms of dishonesty. Are you still honesty with the spouse or your youth? Have you not broken faith with the wife or your youth? God is no more paying attention to your offerings nor accept them because you have broken faith with the wife of your youth, the wife of your marriage covenant (Malachi 2:13-14). “The story of a group of women who went to God for permission to divide the pain of child birth and pregnancy.”

O - Obedience:

This refers to an act of obeying or follow an instruction giving by God or somebody. The disobedience of Adam and Eve brought curses and attached punishment to the word.

M - Meekness:

This describes the act of being quiet, gentle and always ready to do what other people (members of one’s home) want without expressing your own opinion. A meek spouse does not compete but complement his or her partner. Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth (Mathew 5:1-12). When two meek persons come together in marriage, they will possess greater wealth.

E - Endurance:

B - Benevolent home

Here, the word “blessed” is used as an acronym in order to bring out the message therein. It takes a blessed spouse to have a blessed home. : A benevolent home is the kind, helpful and generous home

L - Liberated home:

A home that is free from the restrictions of traditional ideas about social and sexual behavior

E - Edifying home

: A home where the minds and character of the couple and their children are being improved and sanctified. A Christian home should be character formation center.

S - Serving home:

A home where the couples are willfully serving the Lord. They see themselves as God’s servants and are living as such; equally leading their children in the same direction.

S - Sacrificing home:

a home where couples are willing to give up something important or valuable to them in order to get or do something that seems more valuable. Examples or such sacrificial giving are: Abraham sacrificed Isaac (Gen22:1-19), Hannah gave Samuel to God (1Samuel 1:21-28). I strongly believe that “the true test of love is genuine giving to God and humanity”.

E - Encouraging home:

Is a home where lovers support, hope and courage each other, including their children. Manoal’s wife encouraged him when fear of death grappled him (Judges 13:21-25). Envisioning home: a home where partners could imagine what situation will be like in the future, especially a situation they intend to work towards saving for the raining day to secure a better financial breakthrough for and in the future.

D - Devoted home:

a home where husband and wife, together with their children have great love for the sovereign God – the lam that lam, they have decided to be loyal to God in studying His word, praying to Him by His word and evangelizing by His Power.

Conclusion

It is only a benevolent, liberated, edifying, serving, sacrificing, encouraging and devoted home that will have and retain a blessed home. Let’s sing a song of confession thus: “I have a blessed home 2x”. Jesus gives me blessed home; I have a blessed home”. “I have a blessed spouse” 2x, Jesus gives me a blessed spouse; “I have a blessed spouse”. The nature of this teaching calls for practical steps. It is necessary to bless God with our substance. This is one of the marks of a blessed home. One thing, this will surely attract greater blessings to your home. Remember the saying that “by thought what you desire is believed but by action you receive them”. A song says, Bless my home o Lord! Bless my home o Lord! Bless my home o Lord! May your home remain a blessed home forever.