Are Marriages Made In Heaven?

Yes, I think there are marriages made in heaven. Why do I think that? Because the scriptures say that the Church is the Bride of Christ. The Church is known as the body of Christ, and Christ is the head of the body. Christ loves His Bride so much that He sacrificed His life for His Bride. When He comes again, He will receive Her unto Himself. He's loyal and faithful to His Bride, and His Bride is true and faithful to Him and Him only.

Do you think there are any marriages made in heaven for individual couples? I think so because the scriptures tell us, especially in the Old Testament, of marriages that were ordained by God. Some marriages were full of faith and love for each other, but the story of Hosea and his wife is drastically different. God ordained the marriage of a faithful man, Hosea, and an unfaithful wife Gomar.

Why did God do that? I believe God created this marriage as an illustration of God's love for the Jews of the time and also for us Gentiles today. Hosea symbolizes the faithfulness of God and truth while Gomar symbolizes the unfaithfulness of God's creation. God is so loving and true He was willing to pay the price to redeem His unfaithful wife.

How did He do that? Gomar had left her husband because she loved her evil desires. Gomar enjoys her unrestrained evil desires until she became a slave to the sins she thought she enjoyed. Hosea had been searching for his unfaithful wife because he loved her. When he found her he paid that price to redeem her from her life of sin. Now that's true love.

This is how much God also loves us as He sent His only Son to earth to become a man. His Son, Jesus, paid the price for our sins by losing His life on the cross so He could pay the ultimate price for our salvation. Now that's true love.

The price Jesus paid willingly was so that His Father could offer His Son's Bride a gift of eternal salvation. When the Bride accepts His gift she offers herself to Him with true love and devotion.

The description above is that way it should also be between a married couple. I wish I had understood years ago. My parents did not teach me these things because they had never been taught how to truly love one another.

God's love for His human creation is an example of how all married couples should love one another. Unfortunately, this type of love relationship is not the norm, even among many Christians. The problem is the sins we commit without any regard for God and His Commandments.

Here are a few sins that cause problems: 

• Pre-marital sex
• Sex outside of your marriage 
• Living together as if married, but are not 
• Looking at another person with lust in your heart
• Lying to one another
• Bitterness and Hatred 
• Pornography 
• Masturbation

These are just a few of the things people do that are opposite of the way God expects married couples to behave. I am ashamed to admit that I am guilty of over half of this list in my past. I regret my willful sins of the past.

Jesus paid the ultimate price for our sins.  If you, are like me and have failed in marriage, all is not lost.  He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins if we will just confess our sins and repent.  We cannot save ourselves, therefore we must put our trust and faith in Him.