A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. – Ecclesiastes 4:12b
As I was trying to round up on the last post on ‘Careful what you believe’, I noticed this part of our text, a cord of three strands. I meditated on what God was trying to tell me here. It’s wonderful what I re-discovered. ‘Wonderful’ because I never saw things this way before and ‘rediscovered’ because God had once told me this same thing before I got married.
This word is necessary for every one in a marriage or courtship. Being from the kind of background I came from, I worried about the success of my marriage, I especially prayed that my husband would never cheat on me. One day God in the cool of the day like of old, told me that my husband’s faithfulness to me was tied to his (that is my husband’s) faithfulness to Him (God). That became my peace, but you know what, I didn’t hold on to the word like I should have. I hope someone yet to marry will do better than me. Thank God my husband has been a good one despite my attitude.
So what has this word got to do with the text, ‘A cord of three Strands’? What or who makes up these three strands? In marriage counseling, people are advised not to share what happens in their marriage with anyone. But you know what, there’s one person every detail should be shared with, this is the third person who will make your marriage unbreakable and really blissful.
He alone has the best advice for every situation that may come up. He has the right words you need to say to seem like the best partner you are not anyway. Individually you can go share secrets with Him and as a couple you can go to him. He is always there.
Every time you spend time together or individually with him, strength, hope, peace is renewed, fears are also taken care of. This person is no one but God himself. As a couple and individually you need to seek God. You need to have both individual and corporate altars. Share the word of God, pray to God and serve God together. This is very essential, remember the scripture says “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and all these things shall be added on to you“. Note that these things there referred to clothing, shelter … which represent the things we worry about. I translate this scripture to mean that as we seek God’s Kingdom together we make God the third Person and all our worries are taken care of.
Seek Him more. To the man, I say take it upon you to build the altar and to the woman, I say be a worthy helper. Any married person will agree that it really takes commitment on the part of husband and wife to establish an altar after marriage. You will both be very busy and tired considering the world we live in today; at this point we need to choose to either live by our convictions or convenience.
God help us all as we work to attain this.
Love you
omolola ezeifeoma.