[Manna - January 23]
Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God. 1 Corinthians 7:24
DUTIES may at times seem to conflict, but they do
not really do so.
A Christian's first duty is his hearty
acknowledgment of his Creator and Lord, in all his
ways.
His second duty, if he be a husband and father,
is toward his wife and children; or if she be a wife
and mother, it is toward her husband and children....The marriage contract, by divine arrangement, comes
in as a first mortgage upon every husband's time and
upon every wife's time—the demands of this mortgage
must be reasonably met before anything can be
properly done to or for outsiders. Z.'99-155 R2488:3