When a man takes a wife and marries her, if then she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some indecency in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house, and she departs out of his house… Deuteronomy 24:1 – Divorce in Christianity is still a big topic, but maybe not as big as it had been in decades past. With the divorce rates so high in our culture, it’s no surprise that it has affected the church as well. So what does this passage tell us about divorce? We see that God permitted divorce within the marriages of His people, but only when there was sexual immorality at play. This is something Jesus Himself speak about in Matthew 19. Something though that is key to take note of is that while God permitted divorce in such cases, God never commanded it. Meaning that just because the spouse committed even an act of sexual immorality, that didn’t mean the other spouse must divorce them. They could remain married, work through the process of reconciliation, and move forward together. I bring this idea up because often how we handle our relationship with God is connected to our relationships with others. Culture tells us if someone wrongs you, you cut them out forever, and because of that we feel that’s how God handles us when we wrong Him. Yet while God could forever cut us off, He chooses to remain in relationship with us. He chose to send His Son to heal that broken relationship so we could be reconciled to the Father. Let’s then do our best to follow the example of God rather than the world. While the option to dissolve relationships, even marriages, is there, know there is still the other option of pursuing healing. When that’s possible, let’s pursue healing like God did with us. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3462
Question To Ponder: Why is pursuing healing harder than breaking things off?
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