“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness” (Genesis 1:26a).
Man was God’s crowning glory in Creation. Being made in His image includes such traits as righteousness and holiness. If both husband and wife are reflecting His image, it is highly likely they will stay together until “death they do part.” However, we know the Enemy has and will continue to deface that image.
There is no such a thing as a perfect marriage, but a marriage will survive if God is at the head of it. When God is not the Head, Satan will definitely ready his darts for some target practice.
Sue Winchester
Missouri
PRAY TOGETHER: Pray that newcomers who attended Easter services in Home Missions churches would return and find greater spiritual help and healing.
Pray today also for Free Will Baptist pastors in Japan. Pastor Hirabuki (Koinonia Church) has a heart condition, as well as trouble with his thyroid. His wife Mayumi was diagnosed with colon cancer last April. Praise the Lord, after surgery and six months of chemotherapy, the doctor has pronounced her cancer free. The pastor of the Aino Sato Church, Kawasaki Sensei, battles depression, making it difficult to preach on a regular basis. Pray for those who fill the pulpit for him from time to time. The Miharashidai Chapel’s pastor, Sasaki Sensei, juggles working and pastoring. Pastors Ishii, Kojima, Keiichi, and Matsuda each have their own challenges and needs. Ask God to encourage each pastor to not become “weary in well-doing,” but to overcome each challenge and obstacle knowing the “battle is the Lord’s” and He will fight it.
