Because
The Lord
Witnessed
The Vows You And Your Wife
Made
When You Were Young.
Scripture
Malachi
2
14 You
cry out, “Why doesn’t the Lord accept my worship?”
I’ll tell you why! Because the Lord witnessed the vows
you and your wife made when you were young. But you have been
unfaithful to her, though she remained your faithful partner, the
wife of your marriage vows.
15 Didn’t
the Lord make you one with your wife? In body and spirit
you are his. And what does he want? Godly children from your
union. So guard your heart; remain loyal to the wife of your youth.
16 “For
I hate divorce!” says the Lord, the God of Israel. “To
divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty,” says
the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “So guard your heart; do
not be unfaithful to your wife.”
Observation
Marriage
is totally God's idea! When we make our wedding vows God not only
hears our vows that we make to our spouse He expects us to keep them.
Want
to know how God feels about your marriage just read Malachi 2:14-16.
God is watching how we treat our spouse.
What
does God want from our marriage – He wants godly children (Mal.
2:15)!
As
you very well know, many couples today are not even bothering to get
married. Somehow they rationalize and think it is a better
alternative than marriage. It couldn't be farther from the truth.
God's
Word to us in Malachi 2:14-16 could be summed up with, “So guard
your heart; do not be unfaithful to your spouse.”
Application
I
will guard my heart. I will be faithful to my spouse.
How
about you? Are you working hard to make your marriage great?
Proverbs
4:23
Guard your heart above
all else, for it determines the course of your life.
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I pray for the couples that I know who are living together. I
pray that You will help them to see the importance of marriage. I
pray for their children who are growing up with the instability of
their relationship. Protect them, Lord.
I
pray for those who have already gone through the pain and suffering
of divorce. I pray for healing for them.
I
pray for those who are in a painful relationship right now and for
those struggling in their marriage. Turn those relationships around,
Lord. Help them to guard their hearts and help them to love their
spouses.
Daily
Bible Reading: Nehemiah 13; Malachi 1,2; Acts 4
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