Getting Married

Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.  The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman,' for she was taken out of man.  For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
Genesis 2:22-24

Today I have a friend getting married.  The special thing about this marriage, of all marriages today, is that she is South African (as my wife Shelley is) and he is Canadian (as I am), living in their respective countries at this time.

Add to that, that he is coming from Canada for the marriage and has no friends or family with him as I also did (although I was fortunate enough to have my oldest son with me).

Our age group is approximately the same, faith is the same, the story of how they met is curiously similar to my wife's and mine, to name a few reasons that this marriage is unique to me.

 The most unique marriage of all, is the one of Adam and Eve.

Here God creates Adams wife from the very flesh of Adam, then He brings the woman to the man for the first time and they are husband and wife.

Can you imagine marrying a person the very first time that you meet them?

This is similar to this couple getting married this afternoon (I don't want to make their entire personal story public).  But suffice it to say that God is bringing them together and blessing their union today.

God is still at work in peoples personal lives.  Whether it is in the 'small' things of life or the 'large' things of God.  He cares about each one of us and desires to celebrate life with us.

I'm praying that my friend and new spouse will celebrate their marriage for the rest of their earthly lives together.

Psalm 14

The fool says in his heart, "There is no God."  They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.  The LORD looks down from heaven on the sons of men to see if there are any who understand any who seek God.  All have turned aside, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.  Will evildoers never learn - those who devour my people as men eat bread and who do not call on the LORD?  There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is present in the company of the righteous.  You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, but the LORD is their refuge.  Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!  When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!
Psalm 14 NIV

PRAYER

They are idiots who say "there is no God".
If that is their perspective then can anything they do be good?

You know who are the ones that are seeking You and following Your ways.
Even I have messed up.
I confess, God, I have had wrong motives.
Please be patient with me as I grow and learn about You.

Thank you that You are with me and that I don't have to fear unbelievers because You have a path for me to follow, to walk on.
I look confidently to the future because You tell me that what my enemy has taken from me You will return to me.
Amen