These daily marriage devotionals are compiled from verses that we have shared with Christian couples in many counseling sessions over many years. Please read one per day and meditate on how it applies to your marriage. (Note: if you are not certain you are a Christian, please read The Sinner’s Prayer)
When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had been sick for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to be made well?” (John 5:6 WEB
If you have asked Jesus Christ to be your personal Lord and savior, then he sees you lying there and knows about your condition. Even if you couldn’t hear him, he has been asking if you want to be made well for a long time.
This is consistent with the message of the gospel throughout history. Jesus Christ has done all the work. And it is up to you to receive the free gift of regeneration. (Titus 3:5; 1 Peter 1:3) But he will not force it upon you.
Don’t be like this man and give the excuse that you don’t have anyone to help you. Because you have the Almighty LORD of Heaven’s Armies on your side. And he is just waiting for your response.
Instead, seek help. Ask the LORD. He has never turned anyone away. (Matthew 7:7; Proverbs 8:17) Ask a pastor. Ask a friend. Ask your spouse.
There were a great many sick, blind, lame, and paralyzed people laying at the same Pool of Bethesda. But Jesus asked him, “Do you want to be made well?”
Next steps
The whole key to being made well is wanting to be made well. But the stupid fool would rather wallow in their filth and return to their vomit like a dog than to seek help and get well. Even when it doesn’t make any sense to continue as they are.
But getting well is going to require change. Are you willing to accept God’s change? (Romans 12:1-2) Are you willing to do what he wants? (James 1:22) Be honest! Don’t fool yourself. You certainly won’t fool anyone else.
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If you miss one, two, or many days, don’t worry about it and don’t try to catch up. Just start where you are and keep going. We have found the Holy Spirit can prompt you to return to just the passage you need for today.
This is an ongoing labor of love because these marriage devotionals will never be finished, but we have to start somewhere, so we will update often. We appreciate your support and prayers because this is a work of God not us. And please forgive us because we have never found a verse that doesn’t apply to marriage somehow.
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. (Proverbs 30:5)
Going beyond marriage devotionals
- Leave and cleave – God gave husbands instruction to leave and cleave because they need to break ties with their birth-families to forge their marriages
- The perspective of a successful marriage – If this perspective can lead to an incredible Olympic victory, imagine what it can do for your marriage. It’s almost a miracle!
- Biblical relationship checkup – This Biblical relationship checkup helps couples find where they are on God’s map of a successful marriage and find direction for improvement
- Help for hurting marriages – When I am weak, then I am strong. Help for hurting marriages is found in the wisdom of these Bible scriptures. Apply them as often as needed.
- Tying the Knot: A Premarital Guide to a Strong and Lasting Marriage by Rob Green – Field-tested and recommended by multiple counselors in a thriving counseling practice, Tying the Knot has already guided many couples into a stronger and more joyful union. Let this nine-week pre-marriage study reorient your life and marriage around Christ, so you both will experience all the blessings of marriage as God designed it.
- Love Life for Every Married Couple: How to Fall in Love, Stay in Love, Rekindle Your Love by Ed Wheat – This is a favorite classic book because it has stood the test of time. Physician Ed Wheat has helped thousands of couples improve their love lives and build happier marriages. In Love Life for Every Married Couple, he’ll help you improve your marriage through sharing, touching, appreciating, and focusing healing attention on your mate.