Marriage a Picture of Something Glorious

Ephesians 5:32

"This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church."

The more I consider marriage, the more I am pushed to contemplate the glory of Christ is in His giving of Himself for the redemption of the Church. The Gospel is a mystery. It is a glorious mystery. "This mystery is great." God has given us a picture in marriage so that we may taste and see this wonderful mystery. As Christ loved the Church, the husband loves his wife. As Christ sanctifies the Church with the word, the husband sanctifies his wife with the word. As the Church submits to Christ joyfully and willingly, the wife also submits to her husband joyfully and willingly. As the Church is joined to Christ in perfect union, the wife joins her husband to become one flesh. As the Church cannot be separated from the love of God in Christ Jesus, the husband and wife vow to be bound to one another in godly love until death do them part. Godly marriages point directly to the Gospel. When we see these godly marriages, we must fall in awesome wonder of the glorious mystery that is Grace. Thank God for marriage, a holy and sacred union. It only elevates our understanding of Christ and arouses great passion for His love. God bless!