Marriage (part IV)
A Safe Haven


“Surging waters cannot quench love; floodwaters cannot overflow it. If someone were to offer all his possessions to buy love, the offer would be utterly despised.”
(Song of Solomon 8:7 NET)

Love is patient, kind, and secure! (1 Corinthians 13) We find peace in God’s love for us. (John 14:27) We know without a doubt we are His and no one can snatch us out of His hand (John 10:28-30). We know He will never leave us nor forsake us! (Hebrews 13:5) We are His and He is ours. When we place our trust in Christ as Savior, we become one with Him as He is with the Father. (John 17:21-22) The relationship between a believer and the Savior is to be reflected in the institution set forth by God way back in Genesis 1, marriage between a man and woman! If we think we can do it any other way and find peace and happiness, it’s a lie from hell!

Nothing should be able to destroy the walls of security in a marriage. Trials and testings prove to strengthen the relationship over time, fortifying the walls! No money can buy better love. No job can fulfill needs and desires like a loving spouse. The thought of a moment’s pleasure when compared to a lifetime love relationship should never enter one’s mind. The offer should be despised!

“There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.”
(1 John 4:18 NIV)

Are we consistently patient and kind to our spouse, giving them a feeling of security? Do they have peace within their heart concerning our relationship? Do they know, without a doubt, that they are securely locked within our hearts and we would never entertain leaving or forsaking them? Are we truly one, showing the world what God’s love looks like as we live it out in marriage? There should be no fear within the marriage relationship. It should be a SAFE HAVEN, where each spouse can run to for emotional security, spiritual peace, and physical shelter. We are to be one another’s rock, counselor, helper, lover, and friend. Let’s make marriage a model once again to the world, of the love relationship God offers every believer. Lord knows it needs to be seen!