An Eternal Marriage For Oct 28, 2013 AN AMAZING FACT: According to a book about marriage published in 2007, a first marriage has a 20 percent chance of ending in divorce within five years. After 10 years, the number climbs to 33 percent. Marriages are supposed to be a lifelong commitment between two people, a covenant to love and support each other through thick and thin. But divorce all too often preempts these promises from being fulfilled. Though divorce has existed for thousands of years, with God even providing rules governing divorce to the ancient Hebrews, our modern society seems to have taken divorce to a new level. Some statistics suggest that as many as half of all marriages in the United States end in divorce. God likens His relationship with His people as a marriage. Jesus is the bridegroom, and His church is the bride. The Song of Solomon reveals the depth of God’s commitment to His church through poetry and figurative language and reveals the kind of relationship to God He expects His church to have. The female figure in the story represents the church, and she states plainly, “I am my beloved’s, And his desire is toward me” (Song of Solomon 7:10). Have you given your life entirely to Jesus? Can you call Him “my beloved” and honestly declare that you are His? The Bible promises already that “His desire is toward” the church. Won’t you be a faithful spouse today and give your life entirely to Him? Unlike so many marriages on Earth, the marriage between Christ and His bride will last for eternity and never come to an end. His atonement on the cross provided the means for this marriage to occur, and He invites you today to participate in this divine union. All you have to do is say yes. KEY BIBLE TEXTS Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; - Ephesians 5:25
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