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Start Your Marriage Strong | Dave and Ashley Willis

Name: Start Your Marriage Strong | Dave and Ashley Willis
Uploaded: 2023-06-19T16:00:44+00:00
Duration: 59 s
Channel: Dave Willis
Description: A short devotional-style YouTube segment by Dave Willis centered on Deuteronomy 24:5. Willis explains that the scripture instructed newly married men to…

19 Jun 2023 · 1 min

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A short devotional-style YouTube segment by Dave Willis centered on Deuteronomy 24:5. Willis explains that the scripture instructed newly married men to be freed from public duties for one year so they could bring happiness to their wives; he uses this to urge couples to prioritize and intentionally invest in their marriage from the start.

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Today's scripture is Deuteronomy 24:5, which says a newly married man must not be drafted into the army or be given any other official responsibilities. He must be free to spend one year at home bringing happiness to the wife he has married. And I love that this was a law in ancient Israel at a time when, you know, the military was so important because they're fighting for their lives against these kind of neighboring warring nations, and yet even in the midst of that, they recognize the importance of marriage. Starting your marriage, marriage strong. Focus on making your wife happy. Focus on pursuing and loving one another. Start your marriage strong. And I know that's not practical for most professions, most careers, you know, to take a full year off at marriage, that'd be quite a honeymoon. But I think it paints a great picture of just saying, make your marriage a priority right from the start. Yes, and I love that. I just. I love that this is right here in Scripture, and it encourages me to see it.