Praise be to God for the opportunity to hear God speak to us again. The indoctrination of this day was a blessing to christian couples who are ready to please God in their lives. It is a blessing for husbands and wives to receive such a teaching like this.
According to Proverbs 18:22, Bro Eli Soriano made us understand that marriage is a blessing from God, not a problem. By this, he meant that as couples, we should dwell in harmony with one another. We should dwell in love.
Matt 6:17, Bro Eli Soriano told us that when we are fasting, we should not present ourselves for public pity. We should not fast like the hypocrites. Our fasting should be between us and God.
Bro Eli also spoke on fasting. Reading from Isaiah 58:6, he told us that the fasting God requires is the one in which we forgive those who offended us, let go of heavy burdens and remember the poor and needy.
As written in 1 Cor 7:4-5, we should not defraud one another as couples of sexual intimacy. If we are fasting, it should be out of consent.
From 1 Peter 3:5-7, Bro Eli taught us to dwell with one another in love and harmony. Wives should follow the examples of godly women in the Bible like Sarah. They should adorn themselves with submission and obedience to their husbands.
Husbands should dwell with their wives in knowledge. They should treat their wives with respect, giving honour to them as the weaker vessels. They should also know that their wives are heirs together with them of the grace of life. Like the Bible says, when we dwell in harmony, our prayers will be answered.
The way we speak to each other as spouses also matters before God. The Bible says anyone who loves life and desires good days should refrain from speaking guile. As couples we should be mindful of how we address each other, 1 Peter 3:10; James 3:5-8
