Devotions for a Sacred Marriage: A Year of Weekly Devotions for Couples

by Gary Thomas

What if God designed marriage to make us holy more than to make us happy? By popular demand, the author of Sacred Marriage returns to the topic of how God uses marriage to expand our souls and make us holy. With all new material, Devotions for a Sacred Marriage explores how God can reveal himself to you through your marriage and help you grow closer to him as well as to your spouse. Fifty-two devotions encourage you to build your marriage around God’s priorities. From learning to live with a fellow sinner, to the process of two becoming one, to sharing our lives as brothers and sisters in Christ, Devotions for a Sacred Marriage challenges couples to embrace the profound and soul-stretching reality of Christian marriage.

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Hardcover, 160 pages

Published April 4th 2005 by Zondervan (first published April 1st 2005)

tags: spirituality, relationships, christian living, faith, christianity, religion, nonfiction, marriage, christian

Book Quotes

“When we focus on what we can do, it’s amazing how little time we have left to become consumed by our disappointments.”

― Gary Thomas

“I am called to love her out of reverence for God. Any other motivation is less than Christian.”

― Gary Thomas

“Your heavenly Father-in-Law never takes his eyes off his beloved child. He hears every word uttered in anger toward his children. He sees every act of violence; he witnesses every act of denial, manipulation, and control. Never imagine that he witnesses such assaults with a dispassionate apathy; on the contrary, he feels each slight as though you were persecuting Christ himself.”

― Gary Thomas

“The best gift you can give your spouse is to fear the God who made him or her. That’s a gift that truly keeps on giving.”

― Gary Thomas

“Lord, how can I love my spouse today like she [or he] has never been or ever will be loved?”

― Gary Thomas

“response—“Lord, how can I love him [or her] today like he [or she] has never been loved?” The answer may be very practical: take over a chore, speak a word of encouragement, take care of something that needs fixing. Or it may be romantic, or over-the-top creative, or generous, or very simple.”

― Gary Thomas

“But ask God to help you. Partner with him to build up and encourage the person with whom you’ve chosen to spend the rest of your life. Ask. “How can I love my spouse today like he [or she] has never been or ever will be loved?” When we focus on what we can do, it’s amazing how little time we have left to become consumed by our disappointments.”

― Gary Thomas

“We’re not called to judge our spouses—ever; we are called to love them. We are not called to recount their failures in a Pharisaic game of “I’m holier than you”; we’re called to encourage them. We are not called to build a case against them regarding how far they fall short of the glory of God; we are called to honor and respect them.”

― Gary Thomas

Gary Thomas

Gary Thomas is a bestselling author and international speaker whose ministry brings people closer to Christ and closer to others. He unites the study of Scripture, church history, and the Christian classics to foster spiritual growth and deeper relationships within the Christian community.

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