Coupled With Christ Ministry
Helping husbands and wives learn to do marriage God’s way. Brother Michael and Sister Theresa McCabe will lead you through what the Bible has to say about marriage and how to do marriage God’s way.
Couples Corner
Monthly Devotional for a Great Marriage
July 2025
There is a theme that has inspired more movies, television, and books than you can possibly imagine. That theme is the “hero”, the knight in shinning armor”. It has been used in Disney films, designed for children, as well as in movies with incredible special effects, designed for adults. I know that the thought of being the “knight in shining armor” saving the beautiful princess, slaying the dragon, and bringing peace and contentment to the peasants, was a common recurring thought or dream in my life. I would see myself as Sir Lancelot, or Sir Galahad battling evil in the name of King Arthur, sitting at the round tale with other gallant knights, recalling uncommon acts of valor, or searching for the Holy Grail. There was always evil to defeat, dragons to slay, and a beautiful princess to save.
I am sure that I am not the only person who had dysfunctional family, but according to the book “The Adult Child of an Alcoholic” I would be called a fixer. I did whatever I could do to keep my sisters safe and unaware of the evil the evil that surrounded us. I saw my alcoholic father as the epitome of evil, and I just knew it was my destiny to “slay the dragon” and relieve the peasants (my mother and sisters) from their torment. Little did I know that even in the midst of the terrible events I faced as a child, God was instilling in me values that I would need as an adult.
God’s Word tells us in Ephesians 5:25, “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it.” I don’t know about you, but that speaks to me about being the “knight in shining armor” for my wife. I remember a time not that long ago when Theresa got a flat tire. She called me to come fix it for her. So I quickly finished what I was doin and hurried to her. Later, when I was regaling one of the brothers with the event of my day, all he could say was how envious he was. Confused, I asked, “Envious?” “Yeah!” he replied, “As you told me about the story, I was jealous of how you so quickly responded and became her “knight in shining armor.” Our wives don’t always want us to save them, but there are times they need us to. Check out the Word of God and find out when to put on the armor and how to keep it shiny.
Written by:
Michael and Theresa McCabe