I’m not a woman and have never been a wife.. but I have spent some hours in these passages. My hope is that you will use this outline in your own devotional times with the Lord and in your fellowship with other wives in seeking to please the Lord as godly wives to your husbands.

The message of Ecclesiastes (re: marriage) Is that no matter how crucial and intense the fight/one's career or fulfilling of one's calling is, ultimately much of it is out of our control, and may not go the way we want, and therefore enjoy your wife because that is one thing you do have control over.

Please find below a simple statement of what the said passages primarily teach about the role of a wife in God's eyes

Please find below a simple statement of what the said passages teach about the role of a husband in his marriage with his wife

You see – when the kingdom of God – – when the present rule and reign and realm of the risen Christ – – invades your reality or mine – – first of all – – the very presence of the holy and righteous and absolutely pure and perfect Son of God is before you and near you. And His presence is like a searing mega flood light that makes everything hidden in the darkness all of a sudden very visible.

Some say that because of Israel’s disobedience to their covenant with God, and because of the birth of the church, Israel is just like any other nation today.Others believe, while the church is obviously God’s primary instrument for accomplishing His purposes on the earth today, He still has plans and purposes for Israel, and the two in scripture are to be seen as two separate entities, though not independent ones.

So Jesus says – – to enter the kingdom of heaven or the kingdom of God – – to enter that unseen realm wherein He rules and reigns, and where peace and righteousness and joy and power are in an infinite supply – – we must have the heart and mind and perspective of an innocent simple, quick to trust, non cynical and non skeptical child.

When you catch yourself feeling dry, perhaps this little tool can help remind you to not waste your life on things that don’t satisfy, and instead to come to Him who wants to fill us with all of His fullness!

I realized that the kingdom of God was central to everything that the early church was about. It was the primary thing Jesus tried to ground His core disciples in in those 40 days He spent with them before He ascended according to ch. 1 vs. 3. It was the primary message of the apostles and disciples.

The Psalms have been a great source of comfort and assurance for me for over 40 years. These select verses specifically speak to knowing God as our Provider and Deliverer. We should never doubt Him, especially after meditating on these passages.