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)
Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. (Ecclesiastes 4:12 NIV
In marriage, we often face challenges and difficulties that can test the strength of our relationship. It can be easy to feel overwhelmed and alone in these moments. But as Ecclesiastes 4:12 reminds us, two are better than one. When we face struggles together as a team, we are stronger and more able to withstand the challenges that come our way.
But the verse doesn’t stop there. It goes on to say that a cord of three strands is not quickly broken. This cord represents the three components of a strong and healthy marriage: the husband, the wife, and God. When all three of these strands are woven together, the result is a bond that is unbreakable.
It is essential that we make God a central part of our marriage. When we seek Him and His will for our lives and our relationship, we are able to weather any storm that comes our way. We can trust in His faithfulness and His ability to work all things for our good (Romans 8:28).
So let us strive to make God the foundation of our marriage. Let us pray together, study His Word together, and seek His guidance in all that we do. When we do this, our marriage will become a threefold cord that is not easily broken.
Prayer: Dear God, thank you for the gift of marriage. Help us to make you the foundation of our relationship, and give us the strength and wisdom to navigate the challenges that come our way. We pray that our marriage would be a threefold cord that is not easily broken, and that we would grow closer to you and to each other every day. Amen.
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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.