It is interesting how one thought can lead to another while lying in bed at 3 am. I pondered the idea of painting some kind of mural on the side of our shop building. As I lay in bed thinking about what colors could be used and how two colors mixed together make another color completely different from the original first two, the thought of marriage rushed into my head.
When the Lord said "Let no man put asunder what God has joined together", He really was not commanding man not to put asunder a marriage, but rather making a definitive statement that man could not do so, not matter what he did or how hard he tried to deny a marriage, it was impossible to separate what God had joined.
It occurred to me that if there were two paint colors on a pallet, one of them red and one of them yellow, they were two very distinct and separate colors. But when those two colors were mixed thoroughly, they now become orange, a completely different color. After the new color sits very boldly in its crater, could it be possible for someone to separate the red from the yellow and eliminate the orange, to become two separate colors again? The answer to the question would have to be no, there would be no way to make the yellow, yellow again or the red, red again. The orange remains as a testimony to the permanency of the new color.
God performs a miracle in the bodies and minds of two human beings when they confess their vows before witnesses at a wedding. A spiritual oneness occurs that creates a new and distinct union that can not be separated just like the new color orange on the pallet.
If we could grasp this concept as a Christian culture, we would be very careful about attempting to defy the laws of God in the area of marriage. The permanency of marriage is completely and utterly indissoluble, no matter what we do, we can not undo what the Lord has done in creating a new union when we vow before Him in a marriage ceremony.
This weekend a very special couple will be taking their vows before the Lord and a couple hundred witnesses. The witnesses are there to uphold what God will do in this ceremony. Their responsibility it to share in the joy of a union of two people who will commit to make a brand new family who will promise to honor God and each other for the rest of their lives. This is a serious pledge never to be forgotten by the Lord. Keeping this vow will bring honor to the Lord and love and stability to each other and any children that come from this union.
Stan and Jaqueline, we have great hope in the Lord's work in your life as a married couple. As long as you keep your eyes upon the Lord Jesus Christ, you will have a blessed marriage and family. Let no man deter you from your appointed mission, to bring glory to the Lord through this union.
Gwendolyn
