婚姻，一生的委身
作者：華倫魏斯比 (Warren W. Wiersbe, 1929-2019)
因此人要離開父母，與妻子連合，二人成為一體。既然如此，夫妻不再是兩個人，乃是一體的了。所以上帝配合的，人不可分開。(馬可福音十章7-9節)
婚姻的結合是一生的委身，當永久不墜，這是上帝的旨意。基督徒的婚姻中，絕無所謂的試婚，也絕不可採取逃避責任的態度，以爲婚姻失敗的話，總是可以離婚。
因爲這個緣故，婚姻就必須奠定在，一些比外貌不錯、有錢、浪漫刺激、能被社會認同等，更加穩固的根基之上。必須要有基督徒的委身、基督徒的特質、成熟的人格。也必須有長進的意願，能夠彼此互相學習，情願寬恕與忘懷對方的缺失，願意彼此服事。要鞏固兩人共度一生的關係，就要有保羅在哥林多前書第十三章敘述的那種愛。
上帝用「圍牆」環繞著婚姻關係，不是要讓它變成監牢，而是要它成爲安全的堡壘。認爲婚姻是監牢的人，就不該結婚。當兩個人互相愛慕，樂意委身於彼此，以及委身於主，這樣的婚姻就是一種能夠豐富、拓展生命經歷的關係。他們一同成長，並且在家庭與敎會中，同心服事主，因而發現豐盛的生命。
參考經文：馬可福音十章2-12節；路加福音十六章18節；羅馬書七章1-3節。
行動作業：求上帝幫助你，更多把握住聖經中的婚姻觀，不要讓現代的世俗觀念，來汙染了你的人生觀。
Marriage Devotional: Marriage, Commitment for Life
Author: Warren W. Wiersbe (1929-2019)
It is God‵s will that the marriage union be permanent, a lifetime commitment. There is no place in Christian marriage for a “trial marriage”, nor is there any room for the “escape-hatch” attitude: “If the marriage doesn‵t work, we can always get a divorce”.
For this reason, marriage must be built on something sturdier than good looks, money, romantic excitement, and social acceptance. There must be Christian commitment, character, and maturity. There must be a willingness to grow, to learn from each other, to forgive and forget, to minister to one another. The kind of love Paul described in 1 Corinthians 13 is what is needed to cement two lives together.
God has put “walls” around marriage, not to make it a prison, but to make it a safe fortress. The person who considers marriage a prison should not get married. When two people are lovingly and joyfully committed to each other - and to their Lord - the experience of marriage is one of enrichment and enlargement. They grow together and discover the richness of serving the Lord as a team in their home and church.
Read: Mark 10:2-12; Luke 16:18; Romans 7:1-3.
Action assignment: Ask God to help you toward a greater grasp of the biblical view of marriage and not let your philosophy be tainted by the modern, worldly view.
