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A Fruitful Marriage

October 9, 2025
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A Fruitful Marriage

By Apostle Felix

27  So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28  And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Genesis 1: 27, 28

A marriage is a legally recognized union between a man and a woman, bound as husband and wife. As a believer in Jesus Christ, marriage can only be recognized as as a union between  a male and a female. Any union that does not involve persons of the opposite sexes is an abomination. It is not a marriage at all. It is against nature and in violation of God’s plan of manifesting the blessing in the earth. The blessing is God’s eulogy upon man. God spoke a blessing upon man, who was made in God’s image and after God’s likeness, to be fruitful, multiply, replenish, subdue and have dominion. This mandate is for the human family.

Family is a group of one or two parents and their child or children living together as a unit. God meant man to flourish in a family. This is the reason why Jesus was born into a family, and submitted Himself to His earthly parents while on earth.
51  Jesus went with them back home to Nazareth and was obedient to them. His mother treasured Jesus’ words deeply in her heart.
52  As Jesus grew, so did his wisdom and maturity. The favor of men increased upon his life, for he was loved greatly by God. 
Luke 2: 51, 52
Though being God, Jesus was obedient to His parents, and for that reason, Jesus grew in wisdom, stature and in favor with both God and man. God, the FATHER did not allow Jesus to come into the earth independent of the earthly family. He had to ensure that there was a father, Joseph and a mother, Mary. Jesus was not born into a family where parents were of the same sex. No, Joseph was a man and Mary was a woman. That was how God created nature to operate in order to be fruitful. Any attempt to try to change God’s order is a disruption in the creative order of God. And the moment the creative order is disrupted, it causes barrenness in nature. Barrenness is not God’s idea. It is a disruption in God’s creative order.
How to Make Marriage Fruitful
22  For wives, this means being supportive to your husbands like you are tenderly devoted to our Lord,
23  for the husband provides leadership for the wife, just as Christ provides leadership for his church, as the Savior and Reviver of the body.
24  In the same way the church is devoted to Christ, let the wives be devoted to their husbands in everything.
Ephesians 5: 22 – 24
Fruitfulness in marriage hinges on understanding roles for the husband and the wife. Though the husband and the wife are both made in the image and after the likeness of God, but God intended them to function differently, yet complimentary. The roles are not antagonistic, but are meant to complete the puzzle. A married couple that compete against each other will only perpetuate barrenness.
The wife’s role in a marriage is to be a supportive pillar. Wives, usually offer encouragement and morale to their husbands in their endeavors. Encouragements have a tendence to amplify energy and strength. On the other hand, nagging and overly critical depletes energy. Wives, understand that you are morale boosters. Develop an attitude of encouraging your husbands in their dream pursuits. It may look small and insignificant, encourage them anyway. The encouragements are like manure is to the soil. The more encouragements, the more husbands want to do more.
The husband’s role is to lead. Leadership is not loading over. Leadership is offering direction, vision and security to the family. That’s an awesome responsibility, that should not be taken lightly. Adam, the first husband in the history of mankind, surrendered leadership to his wife. God had given leadership to him by giving him the instructions. God did not speak to the woman, but He spoke to man. Their stay in the garden of Eden depended on Adam taking his responsibility of leading seriously. The man allowed his wife to keep a conversation with a snake. And then he allowed her to feed him. When man lost his leadership, that was when he lost his garden. The garden was a symbol of fruitfulness. A replica of excellence. God wanted him to replicate Eden across the earth. But his failure to lead one woman, led him into the wilderness. The wilderness was a place of disorder. It was uncultivated, uninhabited and inhospitable environment. Husbands, take the rein of leadership, and begin to lead. Your leadership will turn your home and marriage into a fruitful orchard.
A take this as an opportunity to wish my beautiful wife, Simonee, a blessed 21st marriage anniversary. We have been married for 21 years this year, and may grateful to the Lord for grace upon our marriage. I am grateful for my dear wife for the person she is. She keeps our family warm with her jovial disposition. I love you, dear.

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2 Corinthians 2: 14

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