i.
For those who remain single by choice,
1.
When you choose to live in a way that
a.
shows having spiritual offspring and contentment in Christ
is all you need,
b.
When you live pure and holy in a pleasure seeking
world,
c.
then you stand as a beacon of light for eternal
realities.
d.
Like a light house shining
2.
Our world’s motto is, “You only live once.”
a.
And that perspective has been pervasive throughout
the history of fallen mankind.
3.
But you show the emptiness of that philosophy and
the fullness of knowing Christ.
a.
You show the afterlife is not life that comes after
all the real living is done…
b.
Rather it is where the real living happens
4.
You testify that the Kingdom of God has broken into
the present age empowering you to live for Christ now, even as you wait for the
return of your beloved
ii.
For those who are single by trial and yet
demonstrate contentment in the Lord, you too testify to the sufficiency and
value of Christ.
1.
When you remain
content in Christ, rather than desperate,
a.
you prove that your own desires do not rule you but
Christ does.
2.
When trust God’s goodness
even as he withholds marriage,
a.
You bear witness that God has proven his love for
you unambiguously and clearly at the Cross of Christ
b.
You demonstrate faith in God to a world which
believes in only what it sees.
3.
When you seek to
have spiritual offspring, even while your desire for physical offspring is
unmet,
a.
you show that the family of God is eternal and more
important
4.
When you walk
humbly with your Savior, even when you do not have an earthly spouse,
a.
you show that Jesus is your supremely valuable
treasure
iii.
Married
and single brothers and sisters…
1.
He
who finds a wife finds a good
thing.
2. But let us not
forget, the one who is seated at the marriage supper of the Lamb lacks no good thing.
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