Christ at the Center of Marriage
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Summary
This message was preached at the wedding of Norris and Katya. The pastor opened by recalling the wedding at Cana, where the joy ran short until Jesus revealed Himself. He urged the couple and everyone gathered to keep Christ invited into their new home, because apart from Him there is no lasting joy or peace.
Drawing on Scripture, he reminded everyone that God Himself is the author of marriage, joining Adam and Eve in love, and that every Christian marriage is a living picture of Christ and His bride, the church. He compared a healthy marriage to a symphony: real harmony is born when husband and wife let the Word of God and the Holy Spirit guide every part of life together, doing all things in love.
He gave plain counsel for the home. The husband is to love sacrificially as Christ loved the church, the wife is to honor and support her husband, and both are to draw nearer to God so they grow nearer to each other. Above all, echoing Joshua, the couple were called to one shared decision: as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
Key Points
- Invite Christ into your marriage; without Him joy and peace run dry, as they did at Cana.
- God is the author of marriage; He joined the first couple and blesses every home.
- Every Christian marriage is a picture of Christ and His bride, the church.
- A good marriage is a symphony; the harmony comes from the Word and the Holy Spirit.
- Do everything in love, because love always points to the right answer.
- The closer each one draws to God, the closer they grow to one another.
- Husbands love sacrificially, wives honor and support, and together they serve the Lord.
Devotional
Marriage is not held together by feelings alone but by the Person at its center. When Christ is welcomed into a home, He restores a joy we could never manufacture on our own, just as He did at Cana. Ask yourself whether your closest relationships are moving nearer to God, remembering that as you draw near to Him you draw nearer to one another. Then make the quiet daily choice of Joshua: as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
Where Christ is invited, He restores the joy we could never supply ourselves.
The closer you draw to God, the closer you grow to each other.
As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
