Dee and I spent the weekend in Dallas, Texas celebrating the marriage of friends. It was a beautiful wedding enjoyed with family, longtime friends and new friends. It generated a few thoughts I would like you to consider.
- Jesus celebrates and sustains marriage. Jesus used marriages in 1st century Palestine to picture his relationship with his church. His followers should understand and practice the implications of this picture. We should encourage marriage, honor marriage and seek to sustain the vows of marriage. Jesus celebrates and sustains marriage. We must follow him.
- Jesus creates community in marriage. I’ve acknowledged for years that God made us male and female, he made us different. These differences are not meant to separate us. They make us more together than we could ever be apart. They are to be celebrated. Today I realize Jesus seeks to create community in every marriage. God was the original community; Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Our creation in his image was to enlarge his community. He wants to increase his family. He wants to enlarge his dwelling place. The husband and wife are to become one… with God. We are husband, wife and God. We are community. We are more together than we could ever be apart.
- The Church must be to each other and celebrate this same kind of community. We must practice oneness. Celebrate the differences. Follow one head, Jesus Christ.
Congratulations Shae and Raymond!
Thanks for a fabulous weekend. Thanks for inviting us to participate. Enjoy Costa Rica. Enjoy the rest of your life together. Follow Jesus.
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