October 2015
Mark 10:9 “Therefore, what God has joined together, let no
one separate”.
Later this month, my eldest and only
son will be getting married. He is
engaged to a wonderful, beautiful and loving girl, and I have no doubt that
their marriage will be long and filled with happiness and love.
Weddings are not the start of a
marriage. The start was when these two
first said “Hello” to each other. What
brought them there? I believe God did. You see, a godly marriage is one that God
acts in, from the very beginning. The
wedding, as a ceremony, confirms God’s act in bringing these two together. It also signifies God’s future action in
keeping the marriage healthy and vibrant.
Christ pointed out how important God
saw marriage. He made this couple so
they could come together and create a new life.
That’s what marriage is about, it is a new creation. Married people go from being “ME”, to being
“WE”. I believe that by trusting in God,
He will bring us together with the person we are to share our life’s journey
with.
The Wedding though, is just the
start. It is one day in a journey that
started some years ago. It will bring
two families together to confirm the viability and integrity of this union, and
it will build a convent relationship between the couple and God. God will join them together, because this
couple trusted in God to bring them together.
I look at this couple preparing this
new life, and I reflect on my own journey that has led to 28 years of marriage,
and I know God has called us together.
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, permit
me an indulgence. I ask that you lift
Gavin and Caitlyn in prayer as they start this most beautiful and wonderful
adventure in faith. I know the wedding
will be beautiful. I pray the marriage
to be strong and God focused and that their life together will be long and
filled with happiness and wonder.
Thank you
Amen
