"I hate divorce," says the Lord God of Israel...So guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith.
This passage is about Judah's unfaithfulness to God, but Malachi uses marriage to symbolize the relationship between God and His people. Once again we see that our marriages are supposed to reflect Christ and His faithfulness and unfailing love.
Forgiveness and faithfulness are to be at the heart of every marriage. As we are not perfect people, we cannot have a perfect marriage. But we can work together to overcome obstacles. Zechariah 4:6 reminds us that God says it's "Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit." God knows we can't do it alone, and He doesn't expect us to. Jesus sent us the Holy Spirit to counsel and comfort us, and it is through Him we can do all things.
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