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)
Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, producing with his hands something that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need. (Ephesians 4:28)
In this verse, Paul encourages us to work with our hands and to have something to give to those who have need. This principle can also be applied to our marriages, as we seek to serve and support each other in love.
Serving each other in marriage means actively looking for ways to meet the needs of our spouse. This may involve practical acts of service, such as helping with household chores or errands, or it may involve emotional support and encouragement. It may also involve meeting the spiritual and physical needs of our spouse, by praying for them and supporting their physical and emotional well-being.
Serving each other in marriage also involves being willing to put the needs of our spouse above our own. This means being selfless and looking for ways to show love and support, even when it is inconvenient or uncomfortable. It also means being willing to sacrifice our own desires and preferences for the sake of our spouse and our relationship.
As you and your spouse seek to serve each other in your marriage, remember to be proactive in looking for ways to meet the needs of your spouse. Show love and support in practical and emotional ways, and be willing to put their needs above your own. Seek to serve and support each other in love, and you will find that your marriage becomes stronger and more fulfilling.
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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.