Marriage is a wonder

Marriage. The oldest and most sanctified institution on earth. Started in the Garden of Eden when God after creating the first man realised it was not good for him to be alone and so made for him a stunningly beautiful woman named Eve.

Immediately Adam saw her he waxed lyrical, "bone of my bone, flesh of my flesh..." Eve cooed with delight, and just like that, Adam introduced to fellow men to the ecstatic business of courtship. 

Imagine that covenant: two separate beings of opposite sexes getting glued into oneness till the end of time. The wife can then never have eyes for another man, and the husband can then never have eyes for another woman. Their affections are now interlocked and you put them asunder at your own peril.

The man is weaned entirely from self and so is the woman. Everyday the man dies for the woman. And everyday the woman dies for the man--sacrificing for one another. Far be it from anyone of them to give the devil glory by straying. So the wise stay on their knees praying and paying attention to one another and doing everything they can to keep the sparks flying. 

Sometimes one will hurt their sweetheart for they are flawed beings; the DNA that came from Adam's fall still flows in our veins after all. But hurting is never the intention of one spouse to another. Pleasing her/him is the only intention. So any spotted trace of friction is immediately snuffed out by instant action. The wheels of love are oiled daily, and no one will bolt away at the first fault. They are in this from everlasting to everlasting. 

Now you know that marriage in its authenticity is no ordinary relationship but a deeply intimate friendship and a profound fellowship built on the rock of Christ. It's meant to be savoured and its delightful aroma breathed in everyday as the couple's fence and defence against home breakers and enemies of fidelity.