When the Spirit Makes One
Malachi 2:14-15
"Yet you say, 'For what reason?' Because the Lord has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, with whom you have dealt treacherously; yet she is your companion and your wife by covenant. But did He not make them one, having a remnant of the Spirit? And why one? He seeks godly offspring. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously with the wife of his youth."
These verses are in the context of the Lord's testimony against his chosen people. In the process of laying out his charges, God accuses them of bringing tears to the altar of the Lord. And when they ask how this was so, the reason God gives is clear. Men were dealing treacherously with their wives, divorcing them and forsaking their covenant marriages.
In marriage, God merges two people into a new relationship. Two become one through the Spirit's touch. A new family is formed. This is why divorce is always damaging. One entity can't become two again without a break, and even then, it is still one family, though now living apart.
When we take action to separate what God has brought together, you can be sure your worship relationship with God is extremely strained. It's been my experience that when believers divorce, they often drop out of church altogether. While these couples are embarrassed by their failures, they've also hurt their relationship with God.
LORD JESUS
Lord, I thank you for the wife of my youth and I ask your favor in dealing with her in a way that strengthens our relationship. Amen.
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