MARRIAGE HOLDS THE FUTURE

Have you ever created a time capsule? You put unique things inside a container, then bury them for a future time and generation to discover. Marriage is also a time capsule for the future. Within the marriage covenant, God places the most beautiful treasures of little children inside the marriage to be covered and protected so they can grow and be opened up at a future time. The strength and structural health of the time capsule determine if the treasures stayed intact; in the same way, the marriage's strength will determine the children's health. The children are the fruit and future of your marriage. I’ve written more about this in my book, Seven Biblical Principles on Parenting.

In the beginning, God gives a mission to Adam and Eve by telling them to increase, multiply, and fill the whole earth. Marriage and family are the only vessels we have to fulfill this call by God, and by the way, this mandate still exists. Part of the langue of that mandate is to subdue and take dominion. Our families are “the way” we fill and extend the purpose and kingdom of God on earth. The future preachers, politicians, artists, teachers, actors, parents, business owners, and all people who are key to a strong society are just waiting to be born into a family! Several times in the Bible, God would send a leader in response to the challenges of that hour, and those leaders all came through a family. God would send an angel to announce the child they would have and what to do, like in Sampson’s story. He was a response of Heaven, and God entrusted this future deliverer into the hands of a family. My mom, Jackie Deuth, has said many times over the years that she often felt God would remind her how incredibly important her role as a mom was in shaping and preparing her children—knowing that God had entrusted her kids to her and my dad's care. I like to remind her that the impact of our lives as kids gets largely credited to my parent's account.

Healthy Home, Strong Nation.

While I get into marriage out of love and passion, and my family builds out of personal intimacy, we also have to understand that our marriages and homes are not just for ourselves alone. Your marriage is the incubator and holder of the future of the nation God has placed you in.

The health of your home determines the strength of the future.

The importance of the family unit of the father, mother, and children is so essential because the home is where the future begins and is established. Your marriage and the home you create together becomes the model and template for your kids to build their homes. Good or bad, you become the template for them to follow. And collectively, the houses in a community set the climate for that community's schools, businesses, arts, and justice systems. This is also why the enemy goes so hard after destroying the marriage and family unit. The family structure of the father, mother, and children is not some social construct; it’s the Biblical model and framework that God has given us for fulfillment and effectiveness. Don’t allow the culture you live in to redefine the family as God has designed it. No other combination is designed for life, health, and strength. No other family setup besides the Biblical model can create a strong nation and future.