Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011
Weekend Speaker: Ben Sigman
Theme: Love Sex and Marriage - The Love You're Looking For
This eDevotional was written by a volunteer from Timberlake Church.
Read: Matthew 19:1-8; Genesis 2:21-24
Think: We are in a season of life where we get to be part of lots of weddings… and each time I’m watching the beautiful bride and handsome groom say "I do!" I know that I’m witnessing a miracle.
As the Love Sex & Marriage series kicked-off, Pastor Ben talked about a man and wife becoming one. He helped us understand this process is much more than physical or legal – but a supernatural binding of two individuals united by God to become one. But the miracle doesn’t stop at the ceremony…
Anyone who’s had a relationship for any length of time comes to understand pretty quickly that the marriage, not the wedding, is the real miracle. Anyone can have a wedding, but only God can create a marriage.
One definition of the word wed is “to cause to adhere devotedly or stubbornly.” For some couples, “stubborn” is a more accurate description of their relationship than “devoted.” But I am 100% convinced that God has in mind something much better for us than simply a stubborn refusal to divorce. As we learned on Sunday the union of marriage is so strong that we become “one flesh.” God wants marriage to be the way it was when He first created Eve from Adam. That’s what Jesus was explaining to the Pharisees when they asked Him,
“Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?” Jesus replied, “A man shall . . . be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh”.
To pledge your life to another is surely an act of faith that requires belief in miracles. Thankfully, God is in the business of creating marriages and doing miracles still today.
Do: If you’re married have you settled for just stubbornly not divorcing? What would it take for you to have the one-ness in your relationship that God intends?
Pray: Lord, as always thank You that You are a God of wonder and miracles. I know that Your desire for me is always for my good and to give me a life that is full and meaningful. So I ask today, that you would heal my marriage in the broken places, that You would put us back on track with You and we would experience that miraculous one-ness You promise.