Another Marriage One

"Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall be one flesh." Genesis 2:24

Okay, so this is a big deal for two people getting married. Never overlook this detail. Because once the covenant is made, it's not a detail anymore, it's your way of life with your husband. At least that's what the soon-to-be-bride thinks.

"In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members of his body. 'Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.' This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband." Ephesians 5:28-33

Scripture says that the joining of a man and a woman into one flesh is a big deal, a profound mystery. And from then on, you love your spouse like you love yourself because you are one flesh, and no one hates their own flesh. And to love like Jesus loves us. He nourishes and cherishes us. These are key details for a marriage.

Also, these verses directly parallel our relationship with Jesus. Husbands and wives should love, cherish, and nourish like Jesus does with us. Furthermore, when we ask Jesus into our lives, we become one with Him. We make a covenant with Him, and He is in our hearts. He is our life. The air we breath. If we all truly focused on The One, can you imagine just how close we would be with God? How much we would know His heart?

These are details that should never be overlooked. Because once the covenant is made, this is your way of life with Jesus.

At least that's how it should be.

---Joy