God takes divorce and infidelity personally, especially if
the other person is faithful to his or her vows. The Lord made it very clear
that He will not accept the worship of a person who makes a vow to their
husband or wife and then is unfaithful to their partner. God wants couples to
remain loyal to one another (Hebrews 13:4-7).
In today's world, divorce is considered a convenience,
especially if one or the other party is unhappy. We call evil good and believe
that God is fine with it, but He is not. In marriage, God makes two people one
flesh in body and soul (Genesis 2:22-24; Matthew 19:4-6). He
desires godly children from this union. He considers divorce as an act of
overwhelming cruelty. That is why God hates divorce.
When we reject the Word of the Lord, we lose our
credibility. We are no longer wise, but foolish. When a person is unfaithful to
the Lord, God will sometimes take their mate from them and give their mate and
their possessions to someone else. Then the cruel and unloving mate will be
cast down from the Lord's favor (Malachi 2:14-17; Jeremiah 8:8-12)
God desires for us to choose to be fulfilled with our mate,
and to let their good points make us happy. If we surround our mate with love,
even if they are mean or inattentive, then God's blessings will be on us (Proverbs
5:18-19). Most people do not just decide to be harsh or angry or
neglectful for the fun of it! They are wounded individuals who need God's
healing (James 5:16 www.theophostic.com ).
Prayer:
Father God, teach wives to live in submission to their
husband and teach husbands to gladly lay down their life for their wife, just
like Jesus did for us. There is not a man alive that does not love his own
body, so help him to love his wife just as he does himself. Help us to submit
to one another out of respect for You. Remind us that we are complete in You,
regardless of the circumstances in our marriage and in our life (Ephesians
5:21-22; Colossians 2:10).
Thought for the Day:
Every godly husband loves his wife as he loves
himself and every authentic Christian wife will respect her husband. -
Ephesians 5:23
