Which of these two different
types of marriage would you like to be in?
(Men – imagine you are the bride here.)
Marriage to Mr. Law – Every
morning you wake up he says to you, “There are some things you have to do
today. I will follow you around all day
to remind you of what you must do. If
you make a mistake, I will point it out to you in detail. Oh, and by the way, I will not help you in
any way. You are on your own. And don’t forget, my only reason for being in
this marriage is to tell you what to do and to point out when you blow it!”
Marriage to Mr. Grace - Every
morning you wake up he says to you, “I love you! I can’t wait to spend the day together. Let’s go get some coffee and spend some time
talking.” You share your hearts with
each other and you tell him how wonderful he is and he tells you how wonderful
you are. He also says, “There are some
things I want you to do today but I don’t want you to feel stressed by them,
because I am going to go
with you to help you. Remember,
you and I are “one”, so I will do all of these things through you, if you will
depend on me. When you make a mistake,
please don’t run and hide from me.
Instead, run to me and tell me what you did. I so want you to share with
me! Be mindful that I completely accept
you, even with your mistakes and struggles.
And no matter what, don’t forget I love you!”
For all Christ-followers, aren’t
you glad we are in the marriage to Mr. Grace, meaning Jesus! We died to our marriage to Mr. Law and are
now married (united) to Jesus. Romans
7:4, “So, my brothers and sisters, you also died to the law through the body of
Christ, that you might belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead,
in order that we might bear fruit for God.”
Yet many of us live as though we
are under the law, i.e. are married to Mr. Law.
Let’s all stop committing spiritual adultery and listen only to Jesus, the
lover of our souls! Marriage to Jesus is
so much more enjoyable!
Live Free In Christ, Mark Maulding, President and Founder www.GraceLifeInternational.com All Content Copyright © 2014 Mark Maulding (But please share it with others!)
