The Picture of Marriage
God has an affinity toward marriage because it pictures His relationship and the relation of His Son with His people. Many times in Scripture you find that God calls Himself the Husband of Israel. And we see in Ephesians 5 that Christ is the Husband of the Church.
What then does it say to wives and children when their husbands or fathers leave them? It sends the message that they cannot rely on their husband and they must rely upon themselves. It also sends the message that they cannot rely on God or Christ. What happens when husbands leave their wives and children is that it skews their idea and understanding of God.
How terrible it must be to tell someone that Jesus is their husband when their husband abused her and then left her with nothing! How awful it must be to a child to say that God is our Father when their own father beat them and abandoned them!
For those who are married and for those who will be married: Your marriage is not about yourself. Yes, you get perks and benefits and enjoyment out of it. But your marriage is a much higher calling than we could ever realize this side of heaven! God has great plans in marriage and we must be faithful and watchful and be on guard in our spirits to see to it that by His grace we follow those plans.
Yes, Christ is our husband. He did not abandon us. He has not and will not, has never and will never, leave us. He will not forsake us. He will not leave His church to go after another. He is faithful and not only guards His own spirit but ours as well!
I know there are people here who have had marriages end in divorce. I also know that I am not aware of all the circumstances. But what I do know is that by the blood of Jesus Christ there is forgiveness and that because of Jesus you can never (not just may never but can never) be thrown out of the city of God. He loves you as much as He can. He cannot love you less and He cannot love you more! He loves you fully! And He has forgiven you and everyone here for all sins for all times.
Knowing that, let us love as God has loved. Let us not be faithless to our fellow man, but faithful in love, both word and deed.
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