February 12 - Marriage

Ecclesiastes 3:9-12

9 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: 10 If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up! 11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? 12 Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

When I proposed to my wife and as we began those initial months of our engagement, I explained to her that I wanted our marriage to be made up of three parts, not two. The two obvious parts being, her and myself, but the most important part, God. Without God playing a crucial part in our relationship and marriage, we would be without a proper foundation and without meaning. We look to God for strength, guidance, leadership, and discipleship. We find it everyday. There is another side, however...what does God want from us?

God wants us to serve Him and to glorify Him in all that we do. He doesn't demand this, as we are human and at times we fail, but He does desire it of His people. Two are better than one. God brought us together in marriage for a purpose. We are to serve one another with loving hearts. Not out of fear or obligation. When we serve each other with a heart of compassion, humility, and love, we are essentially serving God.

If you are not married, remember that the relationship that you enter with God when accepting Christ as your savior, is a marriage. A binding spiritual agreement, that you are willing to serve the Lord with your life. Marriage is that same agreement with another person (only of the opposite sex...I strongly believe this). It is hard to have a healthy and strong marriage if that third element is not part of the union. Marriage without God is weak and fully capable of failing...

Two is company...three is better company.