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EJOM DAILY DEVOTIONAL
July 27, 2026
SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH YOUR SPOUSE
Opening Scriptures (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 9:9
“Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.”
Ephesians 5:25-28 (KJV)
“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.”
Memory Verse
Genesis 2:24
“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”
Praise and Worship
Sing songs that celebrate God’s love, faithfulness, unity, and the blessing of marriage. Thank God for the gift of family and pray for peace, love, and understanding in every home.
EJOM DAILY DEVOTIONAL: July 27, 2026 – Spend Quality Time With Your Spouse
Marriage is one of God’s greatest gifts to mankind. It is more than living under the same roof or raising children together. It is a covenant relationship that requires love, commitment, communication, forgiveness, and intentional investment.
One of the greatest threats to many marriages today is not always adultery or conflict, but neglect. Many couples become so busy with work, ministry, business, social media, or the pressures of life that they gradually stop spending meaningful time together.
Quality time is one of the strongest expressions of love. Your spouse needs you more than the financial support. Your spouse needs your attention, companionship, encouragement, affection, and presence. Many people provide everything for their family except their attention.
They buy expensive gifts but have no time to listen to their spouse advices, warnings or words of encouragement. They build successful careers but fail to build a successful marriage.
God never intended marriage to become a relationship of strangers sharing the same house. A healthy marriage grows when husband and wife intentionally make time for each other despite life’s responsibilities.
The devil understands that a united couple is difficult to defeat. That is why he often introduces distractions, busyness, misunderstandings, emotional distance, unnecessary arguments, and competing priorities into marriages.
When couples intentionally spend quality time together, they strengthen their emotional bond, deepen their friendship, improve communication, and create an atmosphere where love continues to grow.
A healthy marriage does not happen by accident; it is built daily through commitment, sacrifice, and intentional love. No matter how demanding your schedule may be, never become too busy for your spouse.
Your career, ministry, business, and achievements are important, but your marriage is one of the greatest earthly responsibilities God has entrusted to you.
Invest time in your spouse today, because relationships flourish where love receives time, attention, and care. If you are always available for friends, colleagues, church members, clients, or social media but unavailable for your spouse, your priorities need to be examined.
Your first earthly ministry after God is your family (marriage). The Bible tells husbands to dwell with their wives according to knowledge (1 Peter 3:7).
Knowledge comes through spending time together with your spouse. You cannot understand someone you hardly communicate with. You cannot understand the pain of someone you hardly spend time with.
Couples should intentionally create memorable moments together. Eat together whenever possible. Always pray together. Discuss your plans and dreams together. Laugh together.
Take walks to the restuarant together. Wear the same clothes together. Celebrate little achievements together. Encourage one another even when you are angry with your spouse.
Learn to put away your phones and give each other undivided attention. That small daily investment towards your spouse make marriage strong over time. Remember that your spouse is not a project to manage but a companion to cherish.
Remember your spouse needs more of your attention like never before. Your marriage should be a place of peace, friendship, and mutual encouragement.
Never wait until your marriage is in trouble before making time for your spouse. Build the relationship every day while love and understanding are still growing.
Do everything to make your spouse happy. If she needs new shoes, if you are capable, buy her the shoes. If your husband is demanding for sex, if you are emotionally ready for it, give it to him. If your husband is preparing to take you out, do not decline.
Spending quality time with your spouse is not about spending the whole day with him. It’s about creating little moment to make each other happy without being forced to do it. If your wife is going to church, please follow her. If your husband is asking you to support him in his work, do it with joy.
If your wife is telling you to take the family for shopping, if you are financially okay, do not decline. Marriage isn’t about having all the money to spend on your spouse, but it’s about making use of the little time to enjoy yourself. That simple kiss might be the thing that will restore the marriage.
That simple gift can just reset everything for good. Another important aspect of spending quality time together is learning to resolve disagreements with maturity and respect.
Every marriage experiences differences, but good couples refuse to allow unresolved conflicts to accumulate or escalate outside the four corner of their home.
They make time to talk, apologise when necessary, forgive quickly, and seek peaceful solutions. Refusing to communicate with your spouse allows small misunderstandings to become major problems.
Many couples are physically together but emotionally disconnected. They sleep on the same bed but very far emotionally, eat at the same table, and ride in the same car, yet they rarely have meaningful conversations or good times.
They live as friends instead of husband and wife. They hardly have good times together. Their discussions revolve around bills, children, work, or problems, while their emotionally bond quietly fades away.
Unfortunately, they have the enemy in thieir marriage trying to bring division. God desires your marriage to be more than a partnership for survival.
He wants your marriage to be fun and entertaining. He wants it to be a relationship where both husband and wife find true comfort, satisfaction, encouragement, and strength in each other.
Spending quality with your spouse is the best. Because it makes you know what’s bothering your spouse. It makes you know the plans, expectations or the trouble currently brewing;
Sometimes, spouse should find time to travel, go for retreat, change their environment, go for vacation etc. If there is money, these are things that can reshape the marriage.
No one is perfect in marriage. Presenting your opinions on how to take the marriage further will help to correct so many things, and perfect things collectively. Learn to celebrate each other’s achievements, no matter how small they may seem.
Appreciate your spouse’s efforts in secret and in public. Say “thank you my love” often. It goes a long way. God has wired our brain to accept encouraging words from those we loved.
Speak words that can build confidence and strengthen faith instead of words that discourage or tear apart. As a woman, correct your husband in love and as a husband, correct your wife calmly and with wisdom.
Make it a habit to ask your spouse questions that go beyond routine. Ask, “How are you really feeling today?” “Is there anything I can do to make your day easier?” “What can I pray with you about?” “Is there anything else bothering you”?These simple questions tend to bring engagement and interaction.
Sometimes your spouse does not need a solution immediately; they simply need someone who will listen with patience and understanding without judgement. While praying to revive your marriage, please be careful not to compare your marriage with what you see on social media.
Your husband needs your respect, your smile, your encouragement, and your companionship. There are emotional needs that money alone can never satisfy. Many husbands become so consumed with the pursuit of money that they unknowingly neglect the emotional and physical needs of their wives.
They wake up early, return home late, and believe that paying bills is the highest expression of love. Your wife needs more than your income, she needs your presence. She needs your attention, your affection, your encouragement, and your touch.
Many pictures only show happy moments but hide private struggles. Focus on building the marriage God has given you instead of chasing unrealistic expectations. Every successful marriage is built behind closed doors through love, patience, sacrifice, humility, communication, and God’s grace.
Today’s Challenge
Today’s challenge is simple but powerful: Choose your spouse again. Do not allow the demands of life to steal the joy of your marriage. Before today ends, make a deliberate effort to strengthen your relationship.
Remember: Your spouse is God’s precious gift to you. Do not wait until tomorrow to show love. The greatest investment you can make today is not only in your career or finances, but also in the marriage that God has entrusted to you.
Evangelism Challenge
This week, be intentional about strengthening your relationship not only with your own marriage but also encouraging others to build godly homes.
Remember: Every strong Christian family is a testimony of God’s grace. As you help strengthen marriages, you are advancing God’s kingdom and becoming a blessing to your generation.
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” — Matthew 5:16 (KJV)
Prayer Assignment (Morning)
1. Heavenly Father, thank You for the gift of marriage and for the spouse You have given me, in the name of Jesus.
2. O Lord, fill my heart with genuine love, patience, kindness, and understanding toward my spouse, in the name of Jesus.
3. Every spirit of misunderstanding and miscommunication operating in my marriage, be destroyed by the fire of the Holy Ghost, in the name of Jesus.
4. Father, teach me to value my spouse above every earthly distraction, in the name of Jesus.
5. Every spirit of busyness that is stealing quality time from my marriage, lose your power over my life, in the name of Jesus.
6. O Lord, restore joy, peace, friendship, and companionship in my home, in the name of Jesus.
7. Father, help my spouse and I to communicate with wisdom, gentleness, and love, in the name of Jesus.
8. Every root of bitterness, unforgiveness, resentment, and anger in our hearts, be uprooted today, in the name of Jesus.
9. O Lord, give us the grace to forgive one another quickly and sincerely, in the name of Jesus.
10. Every satanic attack against the unity of my marriage, be frustrated by the power of God, in the name of Jesus.
11. Father, let Your presence dwell continually in our home, in the name of Jesus.
12. Every strange influence assigned to separate husband and wife, be removed by the hand of God, in the name of Jesus.
13. O God, teach us to pray together, plan together, grow together, and fulfil Your purpose for our family, in the name of Jesus.
14. Father, remove every third party, distraction, or unhealthy influence threatening the peace of our marriage, in the name of Jesus.
15. Every word spoken against the success of my marriage, be cancelled by the blood of Jesus.
16. O Lord, make our home a place of love, laughter, mutual respect, and godly fellowship, in the name of Jesus.
17. Father, bless the work of our hands and grant us wisdom in managing our family and finances, in the name of Jesus.
18. Every power fighting the happiness of my home, receive the judgment of God today, in the name of Jesus.
19. I receive the grace to love my spouse unconditionally, sincerely, and sacrificially, according to Your Word, in the name of Jesus.
20. O Lord, make my spouse my closest friend and trusted companion all the days of our lives, in the name of Jesus.
21.CO Lord, teach me to love my spouse unconditionally, just as Christ loves the Church, in the name of Jesus.
22. Father, remove every habit and attitude in me that brings pain to my spouse, in the name of Jesus.
23. O Lord, give me the grace to listen to my spouse with patience, love, and understanding, in the name of Jesus.
24. Father, help me to speak words that heal, encourage, and strengthen my spouse, in the name of Jesus.
25. O Lord, restore every lost affection, trust, and friendship in my marriage, in the name of Jesus.
26. Every power using work, business, ministry, or distractions to separate us emotionally, be scattered by fire, in the name of Jesus.
27. O Lord, help us to spend meaningful and joyful time together regularly, in the name of Jesus.
28. Father, let laughter, happiness, and celebration never depart from our home, in the name of Jesus.
29. Every seed of division planted in my marriage, be uprooted by the fire of the Holy Ghost, in the name of Jesus.
30. O Lord, make my spouse my closest friend and trusted companion all the days of our lives, in the name of Jesus.
31. Father, deliver our marriage from every spirit of comparison, competition, and jealousy, in the name of Jesus.
32. Every evil counsel targeted against my marriage, be frustrated by the power of God, in the name of Jesus.
33. O Lord, help us to honour one another above ourselves, in the name of Jesus.
34. Father, let our children witness a home filled with love, unity, respect, and godly example, in the name of Jesus.
35. Every spirit of anger, harshness, and unforgiveness, depart from our home forever, in the name of Jesus.
36. O Lord, let Your wisdom guide every decision we make as husband and wife, in the name of Jesus.
37. Father, strengthen the covenant between us and let nothing break the bond You have established, in the name of Jesus.
38. Every attack against our communication, receive divine judgment, in the name of Jesus.
39. O Lord, teach us to truly celebrate one another’s successes without envy or resentment, in the name of Jesus.
40. Every spirit of temptation assigned to destroy our marriage, be destroyed by the fire of the Holy Ghost, in the name of Jesus.
41. O Lord, help us to remain faithful to one another in our thoughts, words, and actions, in the name of Jesus.
42. Father, let every wound from our past disappointments be healed by Your mercy, in the name of Jesus.
43. O Lord, grant us divine health, long life, and the grace to grow old together in peace, in the name of Jesus.
44. Father, let our marriage bring glory to Your name and become a blessing to many families, in the name of Jesus.
45. I decree that no weapon formed against my marriage shall prosper, and every tongue speaking against our home is condemned, in the name of Jesus.
46. Every arrow of emotional coldness, loss of affection, and lack of intimacy fired into my marriage, go back to your sender, in the name of Jesus.
47. O Lord, help us never to take each other for granted, in the name of Jesus.
48. Every power assigned to bring separation into our home, be destroyed by the fire of God, in the name of Jesus.
49. O Lord, let our marriage grow stronger with every passing year, in the name of Jesus.
50. Father, teach us to resolve every disagreement with love, patience, and wisdom, in the name of Jesus.
Prayer Assignment (Night)
1. Every evil voice speaking divorce, separation, or confusion into our marriage, be silenced forever, in the name of Jesus.
2. O Lord, make our home a dwelling place of Your presence and Your peace, in the name of Jesus.
3. Father, let every burden affecting our marriage be lifted by Your mighty hand, in the name of Jesus.
4. O Lord, help us to remain faithful in love until the very end, in the name of Jesus.
5. Father, remove every source of stress that is affecting the joy of our marriage, in the name of Jesus.
6. Every evil seed of hatred planted into our relationship, be uprooted by the blood of Jesus, in the name of Jesus.
7. O Lord, give us wisdom to manage our finances in peace and unity, in the name of Jesus.
8. Every power sponsoring constant arguments in our home, catch fire, in the name of Jesus.
9. O Lord, let our love continue to increase beyond our expectations, in the name of Jesus.
10. Father, make us partners in purpose and not competitors in life, in the name of Jesus.
11. Every spirit of loneliness in my marriage, disappear by the power of the Holy Ghost, in the name of Jesus.
12. O Lord, help us to honour one another publicly and privately, in the name of Jesus.
13. Father, let our home become a place where our children experience genuine love and security, in the name of Jesus.
14. Every attack against our intimacy as husband and wife, be destroyed by the blood of Jesus, in the name of Jesus.
15. O Lord, restore every beautiful moment that the enemy has stolen from our marriage, in the name of Jesus.
16. Father, teach us to encourage one another through every season of life, in the name of Jesus.
17. Every evil influence from friends, relatives, or outsiders against our marriage, lose your power, in the name of Jesus.
18. O Lord, let our marriage remain fruitful, joyful, and full of thanksgiving, in the name of Jesus.
19. Father, help us to make time for one another despite the pressures of life, in the name of Jesus.
20. O Lord, make us examples of Christian love, humility, forgiveness, and faithfulness, in the name of Jesus.
21. Every evil influence from friends, relatives, or outsiders against our marriage, lose your power, in the name of Jesus.
22. Every manipulation of the enemy to make us misinterpret each other’s intentions, be destroyed by the blood of Jesus, in the name of Jesus.
23. Every attack against our spiritual growth as husband and wife, be destroyed by the resurrection power of Christ, in the name of Jesus.
24. Father, let the fruit of the Holy Spirit be evident in every conversation, decision, and action within our home, in the name of Jesus.
25. Every power waiting for our marriage to fail before they rejoice, be disappointed forever, in the name of Jesus.
26. Father, wherever our marital blessings have been buried, recover and restore them by Your mighty power, in the name of Jesus.
27. Every agenda of darkness designed to make us lose interest in one another, be frustrated forever, in the name of Jesus.
28. Father, let wisdom govern our decisions concerning our children, finances, ministry, business, and future, in the name of Jesus.
29. Every power assigned to pollute our thoughts with lust, immorality, or ungodly desires, be consumed by the fire of the Holy Ghost, in the name of Jesus.
30. Every spirit that makes husband and wife live like strangers under the same roof, come out and die, in the name of Jesus.
31. Every evil hand pulling our hearts away from one another, wither by fire, in the name of Jesus.
32. O Lord, let our marriage become a weapon against the kingdom of darkness and a testimony that draws people to Christ, in the name of Jesus.
33. Every ancestral power fighting marriages in my family line, your influence over my home is broken forever, in the name of Jesus.
34. I decree that my spouse and I shall grow in oneness of mind, heart, and purpose, in Jesus’ name.
35. O Lord, help me to initiate quality time rather than waiting for my spouse to demand it, in Jesus’ name.
36. Every spirit of comparison that makes me undervalue my spouse or my marriage, be destroyed, in Jesus’ name.
37. O Lord, restore the excitement and joy we once had for one another’s company, in Jesus’ name.
38. I break every generational pattern of neglect or distance inherited in my marriage, in Jesus’ name.
39. O Lord, let wisdom guide every conversation between me and my spouse, in Jesus’ name.
40. O Lord, let every effort I make to reconnect with my spouse be received with an open heart, in Jesus’ name.
41. Every spirit of pride that prevents me from apologizing to my spouse, be broken, in Jesus’ name.
42. O Lord, help us to laugh together, pray together, and dream together as a couple, in Jesus’ name.
43. O Lord, restore any years the enemy has stolen from the intimacy of my marriage, in Jesus’ name.
44. Every device, habit, or distraction that steals time meant for my spouse, lose its grip, in Jesus’ name.
45. Every spirit of fatigue that drains my energy for my marriage, be cast out, in Jesus’ name.
46. O Lord, forgive me for every time I have neglected my spouse for lesser things, in Jesus’ name.
47. Father, remove every third-party influence that seeks to bring confusion into our relationship, in the name of Jesus.
48. I decree that my spouse and I shall be each other’s best friend, not just partners in duty, in Jesus’ name.
49. O Lord, help me to remember the reasons I fell in love with my spouse, in Jesus’ name.
50. Every distraction from social media, work, or outside relationships stealing my attention from my spouse, lose your grip, in Jesus’ name.
51. Every spirit of unhealthy independence that isolates me from my spouse, be broken, in Jesus’ name.
52. I decree that no scheme of the enemy shall succeed in dividing what God has joined together, in Jesus’ name.
53. O Lord, help me to serve my spouse in love, the way Christ serves the Church, in Jesus’ name.
54. Every habit of criticism or fault-finding that pushes my spouse away from me, be removed from me, in Jesus’ name.
55. O Lord, seal my marriage with the blood of Jesus against every plan of separation, in Jesus’ name.
56. I break every curse of “history repeating itself” over my marriage from family patterns, in Jesus’ name.
57. O Lord, let every year ahead be better than the year before in my marriage, in Jesus’ name.
58. O Lord, let angels of God guard the gate of my home from every intruder, in Jesus’ name.
“A house without love is like a tree without roots.” — African Proverb
ALTAR CALL: If you want to give your life to Christ; you want your sins forgiven; you want to become a child of God; you want to experience the realities of new birth; you want to make heaven; Or you were once saved and fell along the line, and now you want to rededicate your life to Christ… Then pray this short prayer of Faith Say it loud and mean it:
Lord Jesus, I surrender my life to you today. Forgive me my sins, wash me with your blood. I believe you died for me, on the third day you rose again that I may be justified. Right now, I believe that my sins are forgiven; I’m justified by your blood; I’m born-again; I’m saved; I’m a child of God; I’m free from the power of sin to serve the living God. Thank you Jesus for receiving me; thank you Jesus for restoring me; thank you Jesus for saving me
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