MEMORISE : But I say unto you, That
whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for
the cause of fornication, causeth her to
commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry
her that is divorced committeth adultery.
Matthew 5 : 32.
READ : MALACHI 2 : 13 - 16.
13 And this have ye done again, covering the
altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping,
and with crying out, insomuch that he
regardeth not the offering any more, or
receiveth it with good will at your hand.
14 Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD
hath been witness between thee and the wife
of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt
treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and
the wife of thy covenant.
15 And did not he make one? Yet had he the
residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That
he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take
heed to your spirit, and let none deal
treacherously against the wife of his youth.
16 For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that
he hateth putting away: for one covereth
violence with his garment, saith the LORD of
hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that
ye deal not treacherously.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : GENESIS 37 : 12 - 39 :
23;PSALM 106 : 32 - 48.
The Church and the community at large are
concerned with the stability of family life.
Family instability contributes to human
suffering, which can continue to the third and
fourth generation. This is crucial because
children need two actively involved parents
who love them and each other, if they are to
be emotionally prepared for future deep,
personal relationships necessary for the
making of a good marriage. Divorce represents
a kind of bereavement because out of it
comes severe damage and destruction of
important personal relationships. Problems
like deep mistrust of others, the fear of close
relations and the fear of desertion are the
result of divorce. Divorce is not an experience
from which a sensitive person easily recovers.
Its residual emotional scars may be life-long
and may contribute to emotional warping in
the next generation. God hates divorce. God’s
ideal for marriage is that it be permanent. He
stated this in Matthew 1 9: 6 which says,
“Wherefore they are no more twain, but one
flesh. What therefore God hath joined
together, let not man put asunder.”
Marriage is a relationship in which two adults
of the opposite sex make an emotional and
legal commitment to live together. In today’s
society, people engage in marriage for love,
companionship, fulfilment of expectations and
economic needs. Though marriage is a social
institution that is cherished and highly revered
in every culture of the world, it is sometimes
afflicted with so many conflicts that often
result in divorce. There is no denying the fact
that marriage breeds more conflicts than most
other social institutions, and that most couples
frequently disagree, quarrel, nag or throw up
the past at each other at one point or the
other. This is an age of easy divorce. Many
people enter marriage with an ‘escape hatch’
frame of mind: “if this doesn’t work out, we
can always call it off and move on”.
Consequently, termination of unhappy
marriages by divorce is increasing; so also is
the number of children in disrupted
marriages. Every marriage has conflicts to be
resolved. Whenever a conflict is not resolved,
it feeds upon itself and gradually creates
circumstances that could complicate the task
of resolution. In effect, one quarrel leads to
another and the vicious cycle of conflicts
becomes difficult to break. Since God hates
divorce, it is advisable that couples should
always endeavour to resolve all marital
conflicts and prevent their marriage from
being destroyed.
ACTION POINT :
Always agree with your spouse on the need to
resolve your marital conflicts promptly.
AUTHOR : Pst E . A ADEBOYE.
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