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Our Daily Bread                           Monday, June 6, 1994

                      An Unusual Couple?

Read: Acts 18:1-3;18-28

Aquila and Priscilla...explained to [Apollos] the way of God more accurately.
-Acts 18:26

The more we see marriage problems all around us, the more we wonder
where to look for a marriage that is working.

How about the story of a couple who not only made their marriage work
but who also used their unity to assist the early church? Their names
were Aquila and Priscilla. Notice the characteristics that made them
so helpful to Paul, and which, I believe, reflected the strength of
their marriage.

They were selfless and brave. In Romans 16:4, Paul said they "risked
their own necks" for him.

They were hospitable. A church met in their home ( 1 Cor 16:19 ).

They were flexible. Twice they had to move - once by force from Rome
(Acts 18:2) and once by choice to go on a missions trip with Paul 
(v.18).

They worked together. They were tentmakers (v.3).

They were both committed to Christ and teaching others about him.
They invited Apollos to their home, where they "explained to him
the way of God more accurately" (v.26).

Aquila and Priscilla were a unit - a team - an inseparable twosome.
That may make them an unusual couple, but it's a difference we who
are married should all hope to imitate. - JDB

                   A man and wife who serve the Lord
                       Will serve each other too;
                   And jointly they will show the world
             What's right and good and true. - K. De Haan

Bible in one year: Proverbs 19-21

Thought for the day:

Marriage works best when a couple has a single purpose.

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