The Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare has urged couples to prioritize bringing pleasure to God through their marriages.
The call came during the launch of a Bible-based book titled ‘The Proverbs 31 Couple – A Balanced Approach To Building A Kingdom Marriage,’ authored by Pastor Morin Osunmakinde, widely known as PMO. The book, hailed by the author as a divine inspiration on the sacred institution of marriage, was officially unveiled in multiple locations including Abuja, Lagos, and Leicester, United Kingdom.
During the launch, Bakare, accompanied by his wife, Olayide, expressed admiration for Osunmakinde’s work and applauded the significant contribution the book offers to couples seeking guidance and enrichment in their marital journeys.
He said “When I saw the book, I said for the first time, somebody is getting it right. Proverbs 31 is not just about the virtuous woman, it’s about the couple. It’s about the children, the family and the race. And I don’t have the entitlement mentality to rise up to praise. The father praises the woman, and the children praise the woman. It’s about family, it’s about women. It’s about Kingdom dynamics operating in the lives of married people.”
Furthermore, Bakare shared his perspective on the importance of faithfulness in choosing a life partner, specifically emphasizing the significance of a virtuous woman. He offered words of encouragement to individuals who may have faced challenging circumstances or difficult pasts, urging them not to let those experiences define their worth or potential. Drawing parallels to the biblical story of Bathsheba and David, he highlighted the power of repentance and redemption in their lives. Despite the challenges they faced, their transformation led to the emergence of admirable individuals who made a positive impact on society.
Osunmakinde during his speech spoke about the inspiration behind the book.
“In my few years of counselling people and having conversations about marriage with people, I have noticed a few things and this creates a kind of burden in my heart. That is the fact that a number of times, a lot of people, even core believers don’t even understand what the marriage institution stands for and what it represents. A lot of us don’t even have a full grasp of the expectations, why you should get married and when you should.
“Another thing that has scared me a lot in this marriage, and relationship space is that we have brought in a lot of philosophical ideas into addressing the issues of marriage. So, we have mingled the word of God with traditional well-packaged ideas. They throw in a bit of spirituality and Scriptures and then they present it to people as the whole counsel of God concerning marriage. No! We have to be very careful. Like the Apostle Paul said ‘Finish in the flesh what you started in the spirit.’ Marriage is an institution ordained and created by God and it has to be sustained by God. It can’t be sustained by your ideology, philosophies and even past experiences,” he concluded.
