Issue 16 - Day 3

1 Corinthians 7

1 Corinthians 7:32-34
32)  But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:
33)  But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.
34)  There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

As is often the case in scripture, statements of how the world is do not always match up with how we know the world to be. However, in all such cases we are presented with the world as it should be.

It should be that anyone unmarried looks first to please the Lord, and it should be that anyone married looks to please their spouse. Paul is in fact saying that it is always best to seek to please first the Lord, however in today’s society it is worth saying that if you are married you should seek to please your spouse. The biggest problem in this area of London is that people do not try to please their spouse, families are the consequence of lust fulfilling sex, and an inconvenience that gets in the way of whatever their primary goal in life is. What a twisted view of life and marriage! Pray that we can impact this area to change, and that the Lord would heal these broken families.

For us who believe, we should first serve God, yet one of the primary ways a married person serves God is by loving their spouse, and caring for their families. No matter if you are married or single therefore, seek to serve God with a pure heart. Look first to the direction of his will, and walk in all the ways of the Lord that you have learned from his word.