PREPARATION Means:
- Putting together
- Drawing up plans
- Getting ready
- Making ready
- Arrangement
- The process of preparing
- MARRIAGE IS ORDAINED BY GOD
- Genesis 2 v 18, 21 – 25
v.18 “And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.”
v.21 “And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.”
v.22 “Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He [h]made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.”
v.23 “And Adam said: “This is now bone of my bones And flesh of my flesh;
She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man.”
v.24 “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be[k] joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.”
v.25 “And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.”
- FINDING A WIFE IS FINDING A GOOD THING AND OBTAINING FAVOUR FROM GOD
- Proverbs 18 v 22
“He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the Lord.”
- GOD IS THE GIVER OF A GOOD AND SENSIBLE WIFE
- Proverbs 19 v 14
NLT
“Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth,
but only the Lord can give an understanding wife.”
NirV
“You will receive houses and wealth from your parents. But a wise wife is given by the Lord.”
GNB
“A man can inherit a house and money from his parents, but only the Lord can give him a sensible wife.”
- WHY MUST YOU PRAY FOR YOUR WEDDING PREPARATION
- John 10 v 10
“The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”
- To prevent your marital plans from being attacked
- Psalm 118 v 24
“This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.”
- For the Lord to make the day, a day of rejoicing and gladness
- Isaiah 54 v 15
“Indeed they shall surely assemble, but not because of Me. Whoever assembles against you shall fall for your sake.”
- For the Lord to scatter evil gathering against your marriage.
- Isaiah 44 v 25 (KJV)
“That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish”
- For God to frustrate the tokens of the liars
- Lamentation 3 v 37
“Who is he who speaks and it comes to pass, When the Lord has not commanded it?”
- To annul completely evil speakings against your wedding.
- Psalm 2 v 1 – 4
v.1 “Why do the nations rage, And the people plot a vain thing?”
v.2 “The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying.”
v.3 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces And cast away Their cords from us.”
v.4 “He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; The Lord shall hold them in derision.”
- To quench the rage of darkness against your wedding.
- Isaiah 54 v 17
“No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their righteousness is from Me, Says the Lord.”
- For God to render powerless weapons of darkness fashioned against your wedding.
- Psalm 37 v 17 (KJV)
“For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the righteous.”
Job 5 v 12 (KJV)
“He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.”
- For the Lord to break the arms of the wicked that may want to fired deadly arrows against your marriage.
- Psalm 31 v 17
“Do not let me be ashamed, O Lord, for I have called upon You; Let the wicked be ashamed; Let them be silent in the grave.”
- For the Lord to put to shame the wicked assignment to attack your marriage.
- 2 Thess. 1 v 12
“that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.”
- For the Name of our Lord to be glorified in your marriage and future home.
PRAYER
Songs:
- You are God, from beginning to the end
There is no place for Argument
You are God all by Yourself
- Daily as I live, as often as I breath
Let my who life, expression of your Grace
- My Halleluyah belongs to You /2ce
You deserve it, You deserve it
- Generation after generation
Keep praising you and no one sums you up
- Begin to thank God for bringing the two of you together.
- Sweet Holy Spirit, take full control of our wedding plans, preparations and our future Home in Jesus name.
- Proverbs 4 v 18 – Let our paths shine with your light in Jesus name.
- By the Mercy of God, our wedding preparation and future home shall be successful in Jesus name.
- We reject tragedies, shame and disasters during our wedding preparation and in our future home in Jesus name.
- Every plan of darkness towards our wedding preparation, be aborted in Jesus name.
- O! Lord arise in your power, take absolute control of our wedding preparation and future home in Jesus name.
- No weapon fashioned against us shall prosper in Jesus name.
- Holy Spirit, perfect all the wedding arrangement in Jesus name.
- We reject sudden quarrels, fights, hatred, lack of communication during our wedding arrangement and thereafter in Jesus name.
- During this wedding preparations, traps and snares of darkness set for us shall backfire in Jesus name.
- According to Mark 10 v 9 “Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.” – As the Lord is joining us together, no dark power, no negative circumstances shall separate us in Jesus name.
- According to Eccl. 4 v 9 “Two are better than one, Because they have a good reward for their labor.” – During and after this wedding preparation, we shall have a good reward for our labour and efforts in Jesus name.
- O! Lord our God, let your peace and love reign in our wedding ceremony and new home in Jesus name.
- Begin to thank God for answered prayers.
