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Marriage Is a Reflection

Marriage is not only a covenant between the spouses and the Lord. From the very beginning, God designed marriage to represent something greater. The biblical conception of marriage includes knowing that the almighty, omniscient, and sovereign Creator had planned before time for this human relationship to speak of something greater than itself. In the New Testament, we are told that marriage is a reflection of the union of Christ with His Church. 

In other words, our marriage is a testimony of God’s love to this unbelieving world. It is a reflection of Christ’s love for the believers. The Apostle Paul calls this a great mystery because in the Bible the Church is referred to as the Bride of Christ. We are waiting for our marriage supper with Jesus in heaven. In other words, the Bible uses the language of marriage to refer to our relationship with our Lord. That is why Christians are encouraged to reflect the love of Christ in their marital relationship.

This means that to unbelievers our marital covenant is a testimony of the Gospel. That is why the Bible says that husbands must love their wives and take care of them as they would of their own bodies. This testifies to the love of Christ who gave His own life for our salvation. Wives should respect and honor their husbands in a way that testifies to the love of the Church for the Lord. 

This is a beautiful biblical mystery that God planned for a fallen human relationship to represent His love for His creation. Of course, we cannot do that in our own flesh. That is why we need to pray daily for the Lord to give us strength to love our spouse. We should also surround ourselves with other godly couples who can counsel us through the storms of life. We need to read God’s Word daily. It is our marital contract. God’s Word will give us instructions on how to love each other in sickness and in health, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, till death do us part. When we stand on the Word of God as Christians, we can be a reflection of the love of Christ to the world. We can also show our society, our family, and our children what a happy, godly marriage looks like.