Marriage
God designed marriage as a covenant of love — find His wisdom for building and restoring it.
Scripture on Marriage
“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”
Genesis 2:24— KJV
“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it.”
Ephesians 5:25— KJV
“Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.”
Ephesians 5:33— KJV
“Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.”
1 Corinthians 13:7— KJV
“Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.”
Proverbs 18:22— KJV
“Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.”
Colossians 3:19— KJV
“Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.”
1 Peter 3:7— KJV
“Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.”
Proverbs 31:10— KJV
“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.”
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10— KJV
“For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.”
Malachi 2:16— KJV
“Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.”
Matthew 19:6— KJV
“Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.”
Song of Solomon 8:7— KJV
“Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another.”
Romans 12:10— KJV
“Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil.”
1 Corinthians 13:4-5— KJV
“But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”
Joshua 24:15— KJV
Devotional Reflection
Marriage is one of God's most profound gifts—and one of the most challenging callings. God designed it not just for companionship, but as a living picture of the relationship between Christ and the church. This is why the enemy works so hard to undermine it.
Ephesians 5 gives us the framework: husbands are called to a sacrificial, self-giving love—the kind Jesus showed when He gave Himself for the church. Wives are invited to respond with respect and partnership. Both calls require humility, grace, and the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit.
Marriage is not fifty-fifty. It is two people each giving one hundred percent—not keeping score, not waiting for the other to change first, but asking, 'How can I love this person the way Christ loved me?'
If your marriage is struggling, do not give up on it too quickly. Seek counsel. Pray together. And if there is hardness of heart, ask God to soften it—both your partner's and your own. He is the God who restores broken things.
And if you are in an unsafe marriage, please know: God does not call you to remain in danger. Seek wise, pastoral counsel.
A Prayer for Marriage
Lord, I bring my marriage to You today. Where there is distance, draw us together. Where there are wounds, bring healing. Give me the grace to love like Christ loves—sacrificially, patiently, and without keeping a record of wrongs. Protect our home, sanctify our union, and make us better together than we could ever be apart. Amen.
Go Deeper
Read Ephesians 5:21-33 for the foundation of Christian marriage. Study the Song of Solomon for a celebration of love within covenant, and Ruth for a picture of covenant faithfulness.