“Should A Man Be Allowed To Divorce His Wife?”

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“Should A
Man
Be Allowed To Divorce His Wife?”

Let no one split apart what God has joined together. Marriage is God’s idea and He wants us to honor the commitment that we made to Him and to our spouse. 

Scripture

Mark 10

² Some Pharisees came and tried to trap him with this question: “Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife?”

³ Jesus answered them with a question: “What did Moses say in the law about divorce?”
⁴ “Well, he permitted it,” they replied. “He said a man can give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her away.”

⁵ But Jesus responded, “He wrote this commandment only as a concession to your hard hearts.

⁶ But ‘God made them male and female’ from the beginning of creation. ⁷ ‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, ⁸ and the two are united into one.’ Since they are no longer two but one, ⁹ let no one split apart what God has joined together.”

¹⁰ Later, when he was alone with his disciples in the house, they brought up the subject again.

¹¹ He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery against her.  

¹² And if a woman divorces her husband and marries someone else, she commits adultery.”

Observation

I am sure that someone may read this today that has gone through a divorce. Some of you may have gone through the terrible experience of divorce several times already. So up front I want to say that what I am going to share is not meant to be hurtful or offensive.

Marriage is hard work. And keeping a great marriage great is even harder.

Why is it so hard?

It is hard because there is a battle raging against your marriage from the very beginning. Satan does not want your marriage to stay together. He loves divorce. God hates it. So the battle is on.

If you think that your spouse is your enemy you are so wrong! But you do have a real enemy – his name is Satan. Is he winning the battle in your marriage right now?

The passage that I read this morning and that I shared with you from Mark 10 is the way Jesus feels about your marriage and it is how He feels about divorce.

Now I know that I have decided to write on a very touchy subject. I know that if you have gone through a divorce, going through a divorce, or if you are presently separated from your spouse, just mentioning any of this brings up a lot of hurt and a lot of emotions that you really didn’t want to feel or think about.

So …

• To you that have already gone through a divorce I want to remind you that our God is a God of Grace and a God who forgives. He loves you.

• To you who are contemplating divorce I would beg you to reconsider. God hates divorce!

• To you who are separated from your spouse let me encourage you to live a pure life. Don’t become involved emotionally or sexually with someone else. Sex outside of marriage is always destructive. Keep yourself pure. Be able to serve the Lord with all of your heart and all of your soul. Stay pure.

• To you who are living with someone but are not married to them I would encourage you to change this arrangement in a way that honors and glorifies God: Get Married or Separate.

Your marriage is under attack. Marriage is under attack.

Do something very special for your spouse this week! Whether he or she deserves it or not!

Application

I will keep working to keep couples together so that they can experience marriage the way God intended for it to be.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, I pray for couples right now that are going through difficult times. Help them to go to Your word for direction and strength. I pray for those who may be going through the process of divorce right now. Open up their eyes and help them to see a way to make their marriage work. I pray for those who are separated from their spouse. Help them to stay pure. Show them that they need to live a pure life. I know that You are a God of grace and forgiveness. All of us are sinners and all of us fall short of what You intend for us to be. Thank You for the miracles that I have seen this year in marriages and relationships. You are a God of miracles. Nothing is too hard for You.

Daily Bible Reading:  Numbers 32,33; Mark 10

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