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 Recently I registered myself on matrimonial sites to see if I can find a potential match. Unfortunately, I saw few fake profiles and I felt unsafe so I deleted my account. This is a platform meant for people to feel safe so they can pursue a life partner, yet some people come with different agendas.

It's called Holy matrimony for a reason. It was God's idea when He created Adam to give her Eve for it was not good for Him to be alone. Adam responded with joy, “At last!” the man exclaimed. “This one is bone from my bone, and flesh from my flesh! She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken from ‘man.’” This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one. Now the man and his wife were both naked, but they felt no shame.
Genesis 2:23‭-‬25 NLT


He burst into beautiful poetry of praise. It's Holy because they became one. Despite the nakedness they felt no shame because they were united. God designed a perfect world, indeed it was all good. But sin entered man's heart when He didn't trust God and lusted for more. God didn't withhold any good thing from the man in fact like a loving Father He walked with Adam and had a relationship with Him. It's because of sin, corruption and death entered the world through Adam. Moreover, because of sin, we were separated from God.


But God's heart is for restoration with the broken world so He sent His only son to die on the cross as a penalty for sins so that when we believe in Him we have eternal life through Him. Through Christ, we are made right with God and are no longer separated and condemned. Now we are new in Him, the old nature of sin and corruption is being put to death through the Holy Spirit we receive when we believe in Him. And God's Spirit transforms us into the likeness of Christ as we submit to Him every day.


We see brokenness in relationships today because of sin and selfishness. But that was not God's design. People are hurting because of sin and only Christ can change our selfish hearts to learn to love like Him. The Bible says- For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault. In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man who loves his wife actually shows love for himself. No one hates his own body but feeds and cares for it, just as Christ cares for the church. And we are members of his body.
Ephesians 5:25‭, ‬27‭-‬30 NLT


We are called to be Holy as He is Holy. Holy means dedicated or consecrated to God. This Holiness is only possible through Christ. We are called to love like Him sacrificially and selflessly and it's only possible when He is Enthroned as the Lord and reigns in our hearts. He alone can break the bondage of sin that we are enslaved to. We can learn to love others only when we love Christ and obey Him. There's fullness of joy and peace and life when we obey Him. He is the solution to the brokenness in this world. Holy matrimony is a Holy God's creation and can be a reality only when we follow a Holy God.


This is my prayer for us- Lord Jesus Christ, help us behold Your love on the cross, Your sacrifice to cleanse us from our sins and make us Holy. As we surrender our lives to You teach us to love like You through Your Holy Spirit I ask in Your Holy And Precious Name. Amen!








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