Mass Indoctrination Day 5 // 21st July, 2023
Screenshot from the meeting
Greetings beloved, the word of God is ever new everyday, it is such a great privilege to once again review the teaching of our Lord through his servant. May the good Lord reward everyone that took their time to make it possible for us to hear his word. Below are some of the things I learnt from the meeting today.
Lessons
For God to listen to our prayers all parts of our bodies needs to be submitted to Him. In families, husbands and wives ought to offer due benevolence to each other. whatever they have they should share. The relationship should be symbiotic. Since both of them have their responsibilities, let them do unto each other what it is supposed.
The husbands and wife are no longer two flesh but one, their bodies also are united as well, so they should learn not to deny each other their bodies so that they will not be tempted by the devil to immorality. The only time they should stay away from sexual relation is when they want to pray and fast but that in itself should be done with mutual consent. After those days are over, they should come back and continue with their lives as couples as it were. (1 Corinthians 7:3-5)
Fasting and praying is a special way of asking from God, we need to keep ourselves pure and holy while practicing them and not only while fasting but our lives ought always be lived in purity and holiness so that we can be fit for God's every work every time.
Anything else can fail but prayer will not. When sciences fail, prayer will always prevail. Prayer is very effective, it yields a lot of results when practiced in the right way.
The fasting God recommends is the one that forsakes sin. When we want God to hear our prayers and fasting we need to let go of our evil ways, forgive those who wrong us and also those who are owing us. Let our hearts be in the right condition. Since we don't eat when we are fasting, let's give food to those who are hungry and in need. we should always make ourselves available for those who are in need of our help. If we can do all these then ourt light shall break forth as the morning and we will be healed by God of our affliction. God will also be willing and ready to hear us. (Isaiah 58: 6-8)
Even in sciences, fasting for three days regenerates cells in our bodies it also makes our immune system strong to fight diseases. Fasting works a lot of miracles in the life of a believer. The advantage is not only spiritual but physical as well.
But when we fast, we need not to show it off for people to see and praise us. Fasting is a secret thing between us and God. fasting to show off will not be considered by God. If men applause you for fasting because you were showing it off to them, you will not receive any reward because the applause men give you is your reward. ( Mathew 6:16)
As a woman whether married or not married, your body should not be displayed before people. your body belongs to your husband. Displaying your body as a woman can make a make a man sin against God. The bible says looking at a woman lustfully, is tantamount to fornication. Let us not be reason why others will sin against God. (Hebrews 13:4, Mathew 5:28)
Men should always give their wives consideration, they ought to have self control. There are times you need to let here rest. The bible also frowns upon having intercourse when she is seeing her monthly flow. A man should love and honor his wife. He should not focus on her weaknesses.
Both husband and wife should live according to the knowledge of the word of God. Women should also be submissive to their husbands. He is the head, the wife should not look down on him and disrespect him, It's bad. if a family wants to succeed in prayers and fasting, then they must learn to live according to the principles of God's word. (1 peter 3:7, Ephesians 5:23-24)
The covering on the head of a woman, is symbolic of authority. It means she is under her husband and under Christ. The covering for her is her hair, it is a glory unto her. Man ought not to cover his head because he is the image and glory of God. He was not created for the woman but to serve God and the woman was created to assist him.
It is Christ's law for a man to love his wife as his own body, thesame way a man loves his own self he should love his wife in that manner. It should be like the love of Christ for the church even to the point of dying for it. It's a blessing to have a kind wife, it's a special gift from God (Ephesians 5:25-28, proverbs 19:14, proverbs 18:22, colossians 3:19)
The good behavior of a good wife can change her husband making him kind and even lead him to come to God. Women should submit and reverence their husbands, it's her responsibility. The absence of these can destroy a home (1 Peter 3:1, 1 Corinthians 7:14)
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