All of our clothes have stitches that hold the garment together and create style. Firefighters wear gear or “personal protective equipment” to protect us from the threats of a fire. Some call it bunker gear, but whatever you call it, the safety and protection of firefighters is its purpose.

It is not fire proof, it simply limits heat transfer and buys firefighters time. According to some manufacturers of the gear, once a firefighter feels the initial pain of a burn he or she has only 15 +/- seconds to get out.

The thread often used to sew the firefighter garment materials together is nonmex that is fire resistant too. That thread and those stitches are an integral part of the protection provided by the firefighting’s gear.

Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.”

Ecclesiastes 4:12 NIV

QUESTIONS

Q: What type of thread are you using (Is it a cord of three strands: you, your spouse, and God)

Q: How do you know there is a cord of three strands in the stitches of your marriage?

Q: What can you do to strengthen your marriage bunker gear?

A CALL TO ACTION

Talk together with your spouse this week about how to tighten the strands that stitch together your marriage’s protection. Consider joining a small group at your church, or study and prayer time together. Find ways to pursue God’s heart together.

Go fan that fire!