{"id":56169,"date":"2025-12-26T21:36:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T02:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/y2026-en\/m244\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T21:36:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T02:36:57","slug":"m244","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/y2026-en\/m244\/","title":{"rendered":"To Marry or Not?"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Verses\uff1a<\/strong><a href='..\/b244'>1_Corinthians 7:25 ~ 7:40<\/a><br\/>\r\n<strong>Key Verse\uff1a<\/strong>35. But this I say for your own profit, not that I may put a noose upon you but that you may be comely and may wait on the Lord without distraction.<br\/>\r\n<strong>Topic\uff1a<\/strong>To Marry or Not?<br\/>\r\n<strong>Emphasis\uff1a<\/strong>We have to make many important choices in our life. Whether to marry or not is a common one that we need to make a decision about. Here the apostle instructs us what we should consider when making a choice: Will this choice distract us from serving the Lord? Can we serve Him as diligently as before?<br\/>\r\n<strong>Meditate\uff1a<\/strong>We always put our benefit first when making a choice, then comes benefit to God. Do we practice as the second the verse of hymn 389: \u201cEach time I dream of the goodness of life, I pray Thee dear Lord that Thou in it may be.\u201d<br\/>\r\n<strong>Prayer\uff1a<\/strong>Lord, please remind me of giving priority to \u201cServing the Lord\u201d when I have to make a choice.<br\/>\r\n<strong>Hymn\uff1a<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.witness-lee-hymns.org\/hymns\/H0389.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">386 Lord Jesus, I long in Thy presence to live,<\/a><br\/>\r\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-56169-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/e0389.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/e0389.mp3\">http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/e0389.mp3<\/a><\/audio><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><p id=\"pvc_stats_56169\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"56169\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Verses\uff1a1_Corinthians 7:25 ~ 7:40 Key Verse\uff1a35. But this I say for your own profit, not that I may put a noose upon you but that you may be comely and may wait on the Lord without distraction. Topic\uff1aTo Marry or Not? Emphasis\uff1aWe have to make many important choices in our life. Whether to marry or not is a common one that we need to make a decision about. Here the apostle instructs us what we should consider when making a choice: Will this choice distract us from serving the Lord? Can we serve Him as diligently as before? Meditate\uff1aWe always put our benefit first when making a choice, then comes benefit to God. Do we practice as the second the verse of hymn 389: \u201cEach time I dream of the goodness of life, I pray Thee dear Lord that Thou in it may be.\u201d Prayer\uff1aLord, please remind me of giving priority to \u201cServing the Lord\u201d when I have to make a choice. 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