For Richer or for Poor. . . .til death !

Sound familiar? Well in today's segment, that's exactly what we are going to address: " for richer or for poor".

Typically in many marriages today, we don't usually have a problem with the "rich" part of our wedding vows; it's the "poor" part of it. The vow, although in it's context refers to finances, it is also symbolic to the unconditional commitment the husbands and wives make to each other in their wedding ceremonial vows. The scriptures refers to this unconditional act as cleaving.

The Holy scriptures refers to cleaving throughout the Bible. Here is just one of them: . . Genesis 2:24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. Notice the word "cleave" in the Holy scriptures as it pertains to your relationship with God. . . .
Joshua 22:5 But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul. As you can see, cleaving represents the unconditional commitment in your relationship with God as well as in marriage.

The marriage institution is a set of foundational principles, passed down by God, based on the commitment and our willingness to abide by them by choice. Your choice says: I will. . . . .and your commitment says: "for richer or for poor, til death". Did you get that?

No matter what the situation or the circumstance that may arise in your marriage relationship, your commitment to each other as husband and wife, declares to the world, (both God and man) that you will stand the test of life together!. . . and to put this commitment in an even more perspective, I refer to Paul in his writing to the church at Rome:
Romans 8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
Romans 8:39 ) Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

This is with question, the same commitment we have made in our marriages, believe it or not; so what's the message here?. . . . Marriage does not work without these commitments!

Your commitment (for rich or for poor) is the key element in your marriage that becomes the foundation and the vehicle for the enrichment of your relationship.

Take retrospect of your commitment in your marriage, it'll tell the true story. . . .after all God has already seen.

Be thou Blessed among all !