Matthew 18:19-20
“Again, I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.”
Beloved,
If you are married on planning to get married, then today’s exhortation is for you. What I call duo anointing is a grace imparted by God for couples who are determined to establish the will of God on the earth. Not every couple will walk in this anointing. Blessed are you if God has granted you and your spouse the grace to walk and work in agreement. The plan of God is for you to develop your marriage in a way that both you and your spouse will team up to do something great together with God.
If the power of agreement of a couple is not properly utilized, it can be perverted. Jezebel and Ahab were strongly committed to each other, and Jezebel sought the wellbeing of her husband while she was alive. She stood by her husband and did all she could to support him and to establish their rulership. Everything Ahab desired, she made sure she got it for him, even when it entailed murder. She was ready to go all the way. The commitment and contribution of Jezebel made Ahab to appear like a strong leader. Another example is Ananias and Sapphira. Even to the point of death, the woman stood by the decision she and her husband made together.
Unity is important for the working of duo anointing. Unity is the ability to come together to achieve a particular purpose and a common goal. It is using your strength to make up for the weaknesses in your spouse. Two factors make for unity in any relationship: agreement and submission. You can love your spouse but not agree with them and on that basis you can never work together. For the most part, you can’t practice agreement and submission without loving, respecting, and honoring your spouse.
Agreement is acceding to a joint decision. Both of you are of the same mind and same purpose. Submission on the other hand is based on trust developed over time. Your spouse may not completely agree but if they understand the power and strength of submission, they will overrule their feelings to come into alignment and into agreement.
You cannot always agree in a marital relationship because of individual differences, family background, personality, and upbringing. But you must agree in spite of those differences to achieve one common purpose under God.
I commend you to God and to the word of His grace.
I call you blessed. I call you NATIONS.
