The world’s view of assets is based solely on what each has amassed in worldly wealth. And while these things have value even to a child of God, they fail in their comparison to the new life abundance He gives to each one. Therefore, when husbands and wives see each other as whom God has spent the ultimate to bring into His eternal plan, they are now set for life, both present and eternal.
Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. What is missing in most of today’s marriages among believers is a clear understanding of what each brings to the union through personal faith in Jesus Christ. Too often in these unions, there is a reliance on only one spouse’s faith because they appear to have more than the other or to have a more submissive mindset. Faith is the fulcrum that moves that which is in the supernatural out into the natural, and whichever one appears the most effective at it becomes the greater point of expectation.
While this is a common aspect of faith in marriage, the only thing wrong with having an effective life of faith is that spiritual imbalance can occur, leaning the union toward a view of what I call spousal value or effectiveness. Marriage of believers is not to be about who is better at anything; it is to be about how two operate by the same Holy Spirit and power of God to bring about a stable and glorious union. And though there are marriages that do not have an abundance of wealth and riches by the blessing of God, they are spiritually vibrant and well established in the word and faith. Because worldly stability is not the same as Godly stability.
Many husbands and wives consider how valuable a spouse is in marriage, and it typically does not encompass both the spiritual and the natural perspectives. So, to be viewed through each person’s personal relationship with Christ, there must be understanding that what they are or who they are is purposed by God. Often, spouses compare their spouse to the wives or husbands of friends or work associates and feel a longing to see the same qualities in their spouse. This comparison only devalues the spouse, as they are viewed through someone else’s abilities or gifts. An unfair assessment, as they are also children of God.
Every believer has faith in Christ on a personal level, meaning they are to be accountable only to God, not to anyone else. If weakness or spiritual inabilities exist in a marriage, both spouses must make a unified effort to align themselves and the family with God’s purpose for all. This is only accomplished by the work of the Spirit of God, with prayer and study of the word, to bring into view any issues that prevail and hinder one’s own prosperity of soul. No one is a perfect Christian, so both need to quickly get over any anxieties that may arise from expecting such a thing. Learn how to see the value in your spouse by what Christ has brought into view, and not by what the world says you need to see.
Another point about this subject is that most spouses view valuable assets as tangible items, such as money or personal goods. And yet as a child of God, you are connected to an eternally empowered union that by the grace and mercy of God entitles you to certain spiritual rights that bring supernatural enforcement, so putting God’s word into play is important. Some of you may be saying, ” Wow, that sounds good, but do you know what it really means? In my book series titled From Rib To Righteousness, “Is Marriage An Extinct Union Or Eternal Instincts,” I argue that we are created by God to have an eternal instinct within us, leading us to see marriage covenants as ordained places that give birth to His spiritual offspring.
Mal 2:13-15 (MSG) And here’s a second offense: You fill the place of worship with your whining and sniveling because you don’t get what you want from GOD. 14 Do you know why? Simple. Because GOD was there as a witness when you spoke your marriage vows to your young bride, and now you’ve broken those vows, broken the faith-bond with your vowed companion, your covenant wife. 15 GOD, not you, made marriage. His Spirit inhabits even the smallest details of marriage. And what does he want from marriage? Children of God, that’s what. So guard the spirit of marriage within you. Don’t cheat on your spouse.
Do not get hung up on the fact that He emphasizes this to Israel and thinks it does not apply to Gentile believers; remember that we, by faith, are the heirs to the promises and blessings of God. Gal 3:6-9 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. 8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. 9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
Marriage in God’s sight is a covenant union; it requires supernatural bonding to uphold the eternal value He has placed upon it. I will make this simple for you: a marriage covenant, with the Spirit of God as its core counsel, is established by a supernatural authority from God to bring into the earth forces, prophetically, assured to give birth to Godly offspring. Thus, each one, as a child of God, forms a union backed by an eternal kingdom of power and authority that God seeks to bring increase to, and does so through procreation’s results that give way to supernatural ones.
It will never be the will of God to see His offspring as worthless or having no value on earth or in heaven. He has positioned all who receive Him through Christ as His subordinates. To be a citizen of a kingdom of power with the authority to supernaturally exercise His sovereignty in the earth is exactly what He expects to occur. And nothing less will satisfy an eternal manner of love. Ps 8:4-9 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? 5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. The definition of humanity as a creation of God is relevant to everything that He has ordained for those who choose to believe it. The translation of this Hebrew word (Elohim), which here is rendered as “angels,” appears over 2,300 times as “God.”
6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: 7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; 8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. 9 O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! It is true we have not aspired to such a position since the fall of Adam, but it does not change what God has eternally ordained to be present in the earth. The religious leaders of today still insist on invoking ethical works in order to gain a position in the hierarchy of God’s kingdom. And yet anyone who holds a position holds it not by works, but by faith in Jesus Christ.
I pray that you see the value in doing what God has decreed for you; then you should be consciously aware that your spouse is also serving an eternal cause. The simple truth is that marriage, as established by God, is your ordained union in creation, a place He gave priority in the working of His eternal purpose, and where He has access by the Spirit of God to work out a plan for procreative results, not focused on any valued individuals but on the invaluable assets they have become to His kingdom.
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