Last Sunday night, we talked about "God's Good Gift." The focus of our talk was about how God makes us one in marriage. We looked at the first time this is mentioned in Genesis and Jesus' echo of this in Matt 19 verse 6, where Jesus mentions the phrase, "what God has joined together." When a couple makes the covenant in a wedding ceremony and then affirms that covenant when they are first united physically, God makes 'one out of two', both physically and emotionally. Somehow, I believe the Bible also confirms there is a linking of spirits as well, whether good or bad. (See 1 Corinthians 6:16.)
We don't understand covenant these days. But in the Bible, covenant is a big deal. Every covenant had a seal that was an outward symbol of the agreement: Abrahamic Covenant (circumcision), Noahic covenant (rainbow), Christian (baptism, communion). I believe that sex is the seal of marriage. Every time they are physically intimate they reaffirm their covenant.
No, "God's Good Gift" doesn't solve all the problems in marriage such as poor communication, lack of romance, mistrust, lack of encouragement, baggage from previous relationships. But it does help keep the marriage together in tough times. Just like duct tape doesn't fix problems, it can hold things together until it's really fixed.
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