*DAILY DEW 9/JANUARY/2023* *The Last Days in The New Year* (IV) _Key Bible Text:_ *FORBIDDING TO MARRY, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.* (1 Timothy 4:3 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ In these last days, it will be one of the signs when people for whatever reasons, are forbidding to marry or forbidden to marry. Remember that even when Apostle Paul seemed to encourage celibacy he never forbad anyone from marrying. _"Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband."_ (1 Corinthians 7:1-2 (KJV)) It is important to rather emphasize fidelity, purity and chastity than celibacy! Every man have his own wife (not wives), and every woman her own husband (not husbands). This is encouraged rather than claiming to not marry while at the same time, defiling women or men, being baby mamas, encouraging and practicing self imposed single parenting. All these have become the order of the day, and it is a sign of the last days. The onslaught on the family unit or system as God envisaged and designed it, is Satan's strategy in these last days. The high propensity for divorce and separation is the enemy's hand work. Every serious follower of Jesus must be aware and be prepared to uphold God's standard in these matters. So "forbidding to marry" is a strategy of the enemy which believers must confront. And the enemy is using different subtle methods to achieve it. Beware and pray against these. May God deliver our marriage institution from the stronghold of the enemy in Jesus name. Amen _MEDITATION:_ *"For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that. I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn."* (1 Corinthians 7:7-9 (KJV)) *#David_Joshua_Egbochuo* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Hello_JANUARY,2023* ❤ Links To Visit: *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you.