Wedding

For the next couple of days many people I love will be converging on Mississippi. One of our church's ‘preacher boys’ will marry this weekend and I wish I could be there, too, to celebrate. Others will be, coming from as far as Michigan and Nevada to participate in a ceremony that reflects God’s plan. One man and one woman will stand before a congregation and pledge their love to each other until death parts them.

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. (Genesis 2:18 KJV)

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. (Genesis 2:24 KJV)

All of the wedding party will be aware of these verses. In addition to the groom, the best man, the groom’s father, brother, brother-in-law and several of his attending friends, there are preachers on the bride’s side, too.

Each one of them knows more scripture than the average person and understand how this marriage is to reflect their belief in Christ’s love for His church.

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; (Ephesians 5:21-25 KJV)

This is the beginning of a family dedicated to serving our Lord, who has laid out instructions for us:

And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. (Colossians 3:17-21 KJV)

So, join us in prayer for the travelers as well as for this young couple, dedicated to God’s will in their lives. He will soon be leading a church as pastor and our prayers accompany them. May they always:

In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. (Titus 2:7-8 KJV)