Sunday's Coming!

This Sunday morning our current message series turns toward marriage and what happens when one says, "I Do!"

In order to live life fully and happily, we become people who are able to count the cost in almost every area of living. Marriage is one of those institutions which demands a high personal cost. The church’s wedding ritual begins with these sobering words, words that are so often taken too lightly. It says, marriage is, "Not to be entered into unadvisedly, but reverently, discreetly, and in the fear of God." Each person makes a covenant to love, comfort, honor and take care of the other in sickness and in health. That can be a difficult commitment to keep if a spouse becomes critically ill or severely disabled. The husband and wife agree to stay with each other, "For better, for worse, for richer for poorer ... till death do us part."

The Bible says, ”A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one. This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one.” (Ephesians 5:31-32)

What a verse! God uses marriage to illustrate the relationship God has with His Church. That blows my mind and I can’t wait to talk about it more tomorrow.