“This
is now bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh.” Genesis 2:23
God cared enough for man to give him
woman. That says enough about the eternal order of things, but there is even
more to this. Every other creature had a mate by which they could reproduce,
and now man had one, but that is simply returning to the most obvious of
eternal truths. God gave Adam a creature different than himself with whom to
live.
Marriage is a picture of Christ and
the church. Ephesians 5 clearly depicts this relationship. There is Christ and
there is the church. We, His Church, are one with Him, but we are certainly
different from Him. He is God; we are men. He is eternal; we are created. He is
sinless; we are sinners. The marriage is made up of two who are different but
become one in union. We become one in union with Christ by faith; man and woman
become one in union by marriage. Only a marriage of man and woman can follow
God’s design and demonstrate Christ and the Church.
Dear Father, Thank You for the picture
and joy of marriage. Amen
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