Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery. Hebrews 13:4 NLT
He was the picture of faithfulness, but he carried a fake ID and
hid a dark secret.
Frank was a dedicated church member and faithful husband—or
so it appeared. He and his wife had moved back to their hometown after his
retirement from the military. They immediately joined their old church and went
to work. Frank held several positions, among them chairman of deacons.
Several years after their return, Frank’s dark secret came
out after it was discovered that he and the preacher’s wife were having an
affair. This wasn’t his first. Unfaithfulness had happened before with another
friend’s wife, which was why they had chosen to re-locate. As with the prior incident,
Frank’s wife decided to remain with him. Once again, they would change
locations and start over. Perhaps, this time it would be different.
According to statistics, many don’t take the high view of
marriage God does. Certainly, there are occasions when God gives permission for
the marriage to dissolve. He allows it for adultery—although he doesn’t command
it—and he certainly doesn’t expect a partner to risk their lives or their
children’s lives by staying in an abusive situation.
If we’re going to make love last, we must define marriage as
God does. Ideally, it is for a lifetime: “until death do you part.” Unfaithfulness
and abuse may rob one partner of that pleasure, but it should at least be the
intent when taking marriage vows.
Faithfulness is a must for love to last. God's making unfaithfulness an allowance for divorce shows how seriously he considers faithfulness. He considers faithfulness not only to the other spouse but also to everything
necessary to keep a marriage strong: faithfulness to serving God together,
faithfulness to equality in the marriage, and faithfulness to helping each
other with family chores.
Remaining faithful in marriage also means preparing for
temptation. Temptations to unfaithfulness abound. Satan loves nothing better
than to destroy homes. He knows the lifelong havoc this can inflict.
Unfaithfulness is the big home wrecker. Time in the Word, in prayer, and with our
spouses will help keep temptation away so we can remain faithful.
Work diligently to make love last in your marriage.
Father, turn my eyes toward You for wisdom to make my marriage
strong.
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