Divine Marriage: 2nd Edition

By Elsa Mullings

Many people find it difficult to conceive that God wants to bring us gratification and fulfilment. God has a plan for everyone. As we give pleasure to him through obedience, worship and prayer, He in turn gives us pleasure by revealing his presence to us, blessing us and establishing His purpose in our lives.

 

God desires intimacy with us. He has created us with a void that no one else can fill. God likens the relationship we should have with Him, as a marriage. God is preparing His bride for the greatest wedding on earth called the marriage supper of the Lamb. Marriage is a covenant. This second edition contains an additional topic, keys to a successful marriage, which will help couples to enrich and strengthen their marriage.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Elsa Mullings
• Release date: May 3, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393639459

Elsa Mullings

Elsa Mullings is from the beautiful island of Jamaica. She is presently married with one child. She is a minister of the Gospel, a Registered Nurse Midwife by profession.

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Preface

I remember when I was a teenager, many of my schoolmates were busy reading romance novels as pastime but while they were engrossed in reading their favorite novel, I was busy reading the greatest romance novel of them all. the Word of God and falling in love with Him.

As a young person I felt the need to be loved and accepted. I have been involved in a few relationships, one of which I thought would end up in marriage but this did not. I was left heartbroken but this pushed me even closer to Christ. As I drew closer to Him, I could feel His love pulsating in my heart which brought peace to my soul. I felt a deep sense of gratification that I never felt before. My pain was transformed into purpose out of this intense relationship with God. My destiny began to unfold. I began writing songs and poems unto the Lord. My first poem was I love Jesus, my first song, Jesus you're my savoir, Jesus you’re my risen Lamb. Jesus you're my savior, King of kings and Lord of lords.

When we think of romance, we think of love, passion and intimacy. The oxford Dictionary defines romance as a profound tender passionate affection for another person. When God created man, He had one thing in mind and that is relationship. We were not created to occupy space on earth; God wants His kingdom to be manifested and propagated in the earth. He wants us to be covenant partners with Him. The word of God says the Church is the Bride of Christ and a day is coming when the bride, the Church and the groom, Jesus Christ, will be joined together in Holy matrimony which will be the greatest wedding of all times.

Revelation 19 verse 7-9 –Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him for the marriage of the Lamb is come and His wife has made herself ready and to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of the saints. And He saith unto me write blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb and He saith unto me these are the true sayings of God. God loves His people and wants them to be fulfilled. We were created to worship God; we are designed in such a way that nothing else can fill the void in our lives but by coming into intimacy with Christ. There are many people today who are seeking for love in all the wrong places. What is the result? Heartache, pain disappointment, even death. Some already hurt, try to enter into new relationships, creating a vicious cycle but God can break the cycle.

God's love is not a carnal love. It is deep, sweet, gratifying and unconditional. As we abide in His love and return our love back to Him, He deposits seeds into our spirit in the form of dreams and visions which develop over time until it comes into full manifestation. All truths are parallel. What do I mean by this? When we put natural principles to work, they will give the same result as when we apply them spiritually. Let us examine the principles of sewing and reaping. Before there is a harvest, a seed must be planted. If a seed is left outside, it will never germinate. That was what Jesus meant when he said, unless wheat of corn falls to the ground and die, it cannot bear fruit. It is important to note that within a seed, there is a tree and its fruit. Let us examine some principles of sewing and reaping.

We Reap What We Sow

We cannot plant peas and expect to reap corn. In this life, there are some people who are reaping what they sew. Then they wonder why their lives are so miserable and why they cannot be healed and delivered. They wonder why they cannot get ahead in life. This is because they have allowed bitter roots to spring up in their lives. They hold on to unforgiveness and bitterness.

These bitter seeds soon bear fruit of malice, hate and may even lead to murder. This also opens the door for sicknesses and diseases. When we sow seeds of love and forgiveness, then our hearts become fertile soil to receive God's blessing. Jesus said in His word that if we do not forgive others, God will not forgive us. That simply means we cannot expect God to forgive us if we hold unforgiveness in our hearts.

We Reap in A Different Season

If we plant in spring, the harvest time may be in summer. The principle here is that there must be a waiting period which calls for patience. When a woman conceives, she has to wait for the baby to develop and grow until the set time for delivery. Whenever we sew into the Kingdom of God, we must wait on the set time of harvest. God has a set time for your harvest. It is important to note that God has a set time to release the harvest to you. Remember that each crop has a different time to grow and bear fruit. There are some crops which are called cash crops. For example, peas which can produce a harvest in months. Other crops may take years before they grow and bear fruit.

From the time the seed is planted, it must be cultivated. When we sew into the spiritual Kingdom, we must cultivate our seed. How do we do this? By watering and confessing the word over it. It important to note that the seed must remain in the soil in order to continue growing and produce. When we speak negative words over our seed, it will die. The word of God says life and death are in the power of the tongue. We must also be diligent which calls for action. Faith without works is dead. Seeds can be destroyed by insects or diseases and it can be choked by shrubs. Therefore, we have to do what is necessary to prevent these things from happening. It is also important that the soil in which we plant our seed, must be fertile or else it will not grow properly. Hence, we must be careful how and where we plant our seed.

We Reap More Than We Sow

If we plant a mango seed, then when it is harvest time, you will reap hundreds of mangoes. Not only that, every season you will reap many more. As long the tree is alive you can get millions and more. God is a God of abundance. He has established these principles in order to increase us but we must be willing, obedient and work the principles He has given us. He said it is more blessed to give than to receive. Luke 6:38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. This book maps the natural principles of marriage and reproduction as it relates to The Bride of Christ, The Church and Christ Jesus the Head of the Church.

God wants us to conceive, develop and give birth to dreams, visions and ideas in us so that we can fulfil his purpose in the earth which comes through intimacy with Him. There are people who find it difficult to conceive that we can relate to God in a meaningful way that makes us feel fulfilled. Once we are fulfilled spiritually, sex no longer becomes an issue, especially for the single person. Sex is designed to be consummated in marriage but sad to say, many couples though married, are not happy because their marriage has become defiled by unfaithfulness. The plan of the enemy is to destroy everything that God has designed for us to enjoy through perversion, lies and deception, but God always has a plan to restore.

Marriage is a covenant. A successful mar­riage does not happen overnight. It takes commit­ment, selflessness and resolve. It involves coopera­tion between both parties. So too should our relation­ship be with God. He will do His part as we are obe­dient to Him. It is about relationship.

We are in a world today where sex has become an idol. It is propagated and promoted in music, books, the media and on other social networks. Our young people not only undergo peer pressure but also media pressure. Morals have been broken down, family life has come under attack and there is a vague sense of what is right and wrong so their consciences have been seared. Many people are searching for love in the wrong places, equating it with sex. Some ending up in a vicious cycle of wrong relationships in pursuit of love and comfort in an effort to heal their pain. All that we need to make us feel fulfilled, is found only in coming into an intimate relationship with Christ. He wants us to experience life more abundantly.

Acknowledgements

I wish to acknowledge the King of kings and the Lord of lords for His grace and help to compile this book. Thanks to my Pastors, Derrolyn and Doug­las Watson, for their prayer and guidance. To my husband Samuel Mullings Sr. and Samuel Mullings Jr. Also, to SaintAnt Designs services for the tremen­dous work in putting this book together. God bless you all.

Reviews for Divine Marriage

[Nickera Brown · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Divine marriage speaks of our relationship with God our creator and indeed it help me to know him more and strengthen my relationship with him. There food for thoughts according to each individual spiritual needs.