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Hope for the Home

Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.  Psalm 107:41

 

One of the primary reasons for the breakdown of the home is that we have forgotten God's commands about marriage.

God gave marriage to us, and His standards have not changed. Jesus said, "For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder" (Matthew 19:5-6).

Divorce was not part of God's original design. The Bible declares, "The Lord, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away" (Malachi 2:16). Marriage is a symbol of the unity between Christ and His Church---a unity that should never be torn.

No marriage is beyond repair with God's help. But we must humble ourselves and put aside our pride and self-will. We must put others ahead of ourselves.

If you have experienced divorce, God can forgive the past, heal the present, and give you hope for the future. But if you are married, treasure your spouse as a gift from God and yield your marriage to Christ.

From, HOPE for Each Day: Morning & Evening Devotions, by Billy Graham.