God’s Mercy Ensures That You Get Married, Enjoy Your Marriage And Keep It.
The marriage institution was ordained by God for companionship. It is a blessing of God to man and it is a product of Divine mercy.
“The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the Lord of hosts: for the Lord is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the Lord“. Jeremiah 33:11
Is Marriage God’s Will?
It’s the will of God for husband, wife, and children to raise the voice of gladness in their home. God commanded His mercy that endures forever to bring praise to our homes.
Who Instituted Marriage?
God instituted marriage while man was still in his original nature. It is essential for living here on earth but not needed for our eternal existence in heaven.
“And the Lord God said, it is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, this is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Therefore, shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh“. Genesis 2:18, 21-24
God’s Will for Family and Joy
From the onset, God’s word declared that it is not suitable for a man to be alone. This means that every man needs a wife, and every woman needs a husband except in rare cases. Our loving God didn’t just stop discovering an essential need of man; He went further to provide help for man. While Adam slept deeply, God took one of His ribs created a woman, and brought her to the man. God created man as a social being to enjoy the marriage relationship and to live in a family (Psalm 68:6), to bear children (Psalms 127:3), to live in a community (Numbers 36:5-9, 13), and to live in a particular country (Acts 17:26). Man is complete only in the union of marriage because the woman is man’s answer to his incompleteness.
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them“. Genesis 1:27
“If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?” Psalms 11:3
Why Didn’t God Allow Adam To Handle His Marriage All Alone?
God didn’t allow Adam to handle his marriage all by himself. He made the provision, and Adam accepted God’s will, not by compulsion or outside God’s plan. So, God has also brought women around you or far from where you are now, but you have to pray and wait for God to lead you to your wife- a woman, not women. Any mistake will be dangerous because the foundation of anything is of prime importance.
The importance of praying and depending on God’s leading.
Why do you need to pray and wait for God’s leading? The reason is that your knowledge is limited; again, you can’t tell what tomorrow will bring. Only God knows the totality of any man or woman you see. You need God, who knows the end from the beginning, to guide you.
“Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him. For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?” Ecclesiastes 8:6, 7
“Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, my counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure” Isaiah 46:9, 10
Whoever He leads you to is the best for you, to avoid future misery and regret in your lifetime. Discover God’s will for your life and allow His counsel to stand in order to escape heartbreaking and painful mistakes that may deny you joy and possibly, heaven at last.
The Role of Spiritual Preparation in Marriage
Before you start thinking and praying for marriage, you must be well built up spiritually. You must have groomed a life of discipline, temperance, unselfishness, and self-control. Therefore, it’s crucial that you have an intimate relationship with Jesus to enable you to discern God’s will for your life. It is God’s will for you to remain married to your partner for as long as you live. When this happens, you are likely to enjoy marriage partnership (Genesis 2:18)- procreation (Genesis 1:28; Psalms 127:3-5), pleasure, and protection in marriage (Proverbs 5:15-18; Ecclesiastes 4:9-12; 1 Peter 3:7). If you patiently and prayerfully obtain the mercy of God and find your life partner in marriage, your marriage will be preserved in righteousness with divine provision.
“Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband“. 1 Corinthians 7:2
“Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children“. 2 Corinthians 12:14
“But if any provide not for his own, and especially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel“.1 Timothy 5:8
God is the only perfect and unerring matchmaker; He can lead, guide, and choose a fitting mate or life partner for the unmarried; wait for Him. Why do you need to wait for God to choose for you? According to Proverbs 16:25, 20:24, and 27:1, only God knows the end from the beginning, so He is only our best matchmaker. If God leads you, He will fight the battle ahead of you, but if you do it without Him, you will fight your battle alone.