Prov 18:22, "He who finds a wife finds a good thing,
and obtains favor from the LORD."
Prov 15:1-3, "A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. 2
The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, but the mouth of fools pours forth
foolishness. 3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the
good.
Before the service Rev Molefe gave a short testimony: As a young man he was a gangster.
When he was 21 years old (in 1949), he met with Jesus Christ and his life was transformed.
"I brought my sins to Calvary and found grace and forgiveness. There is no other
power in this world except the Word of God which can transform a person's life. There is
no political party which can justify a person. Jesus alone is the answer for South
Africa's problems. Jesus is the answer for Africa and for the whole world."
The Bible teaches us that if a young person enters marriage in
God's will, God is well-pleased with him. It is God's blessing on his or her life. God
wants to bless that person even further.
When the father gives the bride in marriage to the bridegroom, he
removes the veil to signify that she is still a virgin. There was no other man in her
life.
But even if the devil has destroyed your life, God is still able
to make your life completely new.
Let us look at a few points from Prov 33. If a person comes to you
in anger but you answer him gently, you will passify his anger.
God is not mocked; you will reap what you sow. If you sow harsh
words, then you will reap anger. Disrespect and you will be disrespected. Sometimes you
will reap it immediately and sometimes only after years.
Many children disrespect their parents and do not honour them, and
so the same happens to them when they are parents. God's commandment with promise is,
"Honour your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, that
your days may be long, and that it may be well with you ..." (Deut 5:16). If you know
that you have not honoured your parents as you should have, you must go back and be
reconciled to your parents. Otherwise your future will not be good.
Those who fear God do not speak flippantly. They put a watch
before their mouth and ask God for words to speak in every situation. However, those who
do not fear God speak all manner of filth.
The eyes of God are everywhere and watches both the wicked and the
good. God sees even the thoughts and intents of your heart. Even when Jesus was here on
earth He knew what people thought in their hearts. When the Samaritan woman asked Jesus
for the Living Water, He told her to call her husband. Then He revealed that she had had
five husbands and was living together with another woman's husband. Jesus knew about her
sins in detail and they were all numbered.
