To Have and to Hold

Genesis 2:18-25

New King James Version (NKJV)

18 And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.”19 Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature that was its name. 20 So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him.

21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. 22 Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.

23 And Adam said:

“This is now bone of my bones
And flesh of my flesh;
She shall be called Woman,
Because she was taken out of Man.”

24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

Marriage is the most sacred bond on this planet. This is and should be the most important relationship you will ever have on the earth. This relationship is under severe attack by hell. It is up to you and I as believers in Christ to preserve what Jesus established thousands of years ago.

Marriage is under attack because it gives us a picture of God's nature in heaven; Father, Son, Holy Ghost...Husband, Wife, and Children. The devil wants to disrupt this union, but by the grace of God, we can keep our matrimony and fulfill the destiny God has for us.