Like A Ming Vas

 

Good day, I’m Duane Matz and this is Today’s Living Word.

 

Getting back to the “pre-marital primer” found in Mal 2:11-16. This is a “must read” section of Scripture for those considering marriage! First of all, we saw the strong admonition to seek a Bible believing spouse. Today, let’s move on to verses 13,14:

 

Mal 2:13 And this is the second thing you do: You cover the altar of the LORD with tears, With weeping and crying; So He does not regard the offering anymore, Nor receive it with goodwill from your hands. 14 Yet you say, "For what reason?" Because the LORD has been witness Between you and the wife of your youth, With whom you have dealt treacherously; Yet she is your companion And your wife by covenant.

 

Here we see that the husbands’ prayers are falling on deaf ears! God’s not listening to them because they are treating their wives poorly! Peter addresses this same issue in his first letter! 1Pe 3:7 Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.

 

All right guys, how do we do this? How do we give honor to our wives as a weaker vessel. The best illustration I can give you is that of a vas and a vase. A vas is something fragile, something you cherish and handle gently, Liken it to a priceless Ming vas!

 

Whereas a vase is something cheap you pick up at Walmart and you really don’t care what happens to it. If it breaks or your tired of it….get another one!

 

Not so with the Ming vas. It is precious, irreplaceable, and worth protecting at all costs! So guys, know this going into your marriage and treat your wife like a Ming vas instead of a Walmart Vase, lest your prayers be hindered!

 

I’m Duane Matz and that’s Today’s Living Word