And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man. And Adam said: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of man.” Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. (Genesis 2:21-24)

The Sanctity Of Marriage

Simone De Beauvoir rightly observed, “The curse which lies upon marriage is that too often the individuals are joined in their weakness rather than in their strength. Each asking from the other instead of finding pleasure in giving.” The only perfect marriage was when God created Adam and Eve and placed them in the garden. Moses describes paradise as a place where man walked with God in the cool of the day. They did not fear God. The Lord provided everything Adam and Eve needed and required. They were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

Everything changed in the paradise home of Adam and Eve when the tempter came. As the cunning serpent, Satan deceived the woman, convincing her to rebel against God’s simple command. Adam and Eve had, for all practical purposes, one command to obey. They were told not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Through the devil’s cunning words, Eve took the fruit and gave it to Adam. Then, the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew they were naked. In fear and shame, the man and woman attempted to cover themselves.

As Adam and Eve hurriedly made coverings, they heard the sound of God walking in the garden. For the first time in their life, they experienced great fear. Adam and his wife hid themselves from the Lord God’s presence among the garden’s trees. It was futile to hide from God because the Lord knew what they had done. Sin has consequences. Because of their rebellion, Adam and Eve lost their paradise home. The world changed. Their relationship changed. Everything changed because of sin.

Jesus came into the world to bring happiness and joy to the marriage relationship. The Lord had some things to say about the marriage relationship, but more specifically, He came to answer the consequences of sin in marriage. All problems arise when the man and woman fail to understand the will of God. He established marriage and has the answers to marital problems. Sin is at the root of the challenges faced in marriage. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life to happy marriages.

When a man and woman marry, two sinners marry. Walking in the footsteps of Jesus will show men and women how to forgive, be kind, bear with one another, show compassion, have humility, and sacrifice for one another. The solution to a troubled marriage is Jesus Christ and Him crucified. Only from the Creator of marriage can the answers to marriage be known. Take the weakness of your life and fortify them with the strength of God’s word. When you serve God, you will learn to serve one another. Then you will have a happy marriage, and God will be praised.