Marriage is not the invention of man; it is the invention of God. The purpose of marriage resides within the purpose and plan of God. Those of you who are married, going to be married or are thinking about it, need to understand, your marriage is to honor God because it was created by God and for the glory of God. As in all of life, what matters most in marriage is God.
Moses in his account of creation and Jesus in Mark 10 – Make it clear that marriage is the “doing of God.”
Mark 10: 6 But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ 7 ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, 8 and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two but one flesh. 9 What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”
Paul makes it clear in his letter to the Ephesians that marriage is also the “display of God.”
Ephesians 5:31 “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” 32 This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church.
We will look at God's design and intent for marriage this week and next week we will study God’s purpose and plan for your marriage.