We live in a world where marriage is often treated like a contract—optional, temporary, and disposable. But that’s not how God designed it. From the very beginning, marriage wasn’t just about companionship. It was about covenant. It was about mirroring something divine: the sacred, unbreakable relationship between God and His people.
In Scripture, God refers to Himself as a husband to His people:
“For your Maker is your husband—the Lord Almighty is His name.” — Isaiah 54:5
“I was a husband to them,” declares the Lord. — Jeremiah 31:32
“I will betroth you to Me forever…” — Hosea 2:19
God doesn’t relate to His people like a cold ruler issuing laws. He relates like a lover—with passion, commitment, and intimacy. So when His people turn to idols—when they give their trust, worship, and loyalty to other things—He doesn’t just call it rebellion. He calls it adultery. He calls it prostitution.
Because that’s how He feels. Betrayed. Grieved. Longing.
“You have committed adultery with stone and wood.” — Jeremiah 3:9
“You adulterous wife!” — Ezekiel 16
“Their god is their belly…” — Philippians 3:19
These aren’t metaphors to scare us. They’re words of a heartbroken God trying to wake His people up. Because idolatry isn’t just breaking rules—it’s breaking God’s heart.
Now here’s the truth:
If marriage was designed to mimic God’s covenant with us, how can people hope to preserve marriage while despising the Creator who designed it?
If a person doesn’t honor covenant with God, how can they honor covenant with a spouse? If they don’t understand God’s kind of love—sacrificial, forgiving, loyal—how can they reflect that in a home?
Trying to sustain marriage without God is like trying to grow fruit with no root. It might look good at first—but it won’t last.
That’s why the enemy targets marriage so violently. Because if he can distort marriage, he can distort how we see God.
• Normalize betrayal, and you’ll believe love is always conditional.
• Normalize broken homes, and you’ll expect rejection from the One who should heal you.
• Normalize disposable relationships, and you’ll never believe in covenant love.
Divorce is more than paperwork—it’s a battlefield. It’s a spiritual wound.
Malachi 2:16 says God hates divorce not because He hates people who go through it—but because divorce covers one’s garment with violence. It leaves scars on souls, children, communities, and the image of God’s unwavering love.
The enemy’s agenda is subtle but strategic:
Turn people against marriage, and they’ll lose the language to understand covenant.
Turn them against covenant, and they’ll struggle to believe in a faithful God.
So yes, Eva—you’re right. This is bigger than marriage. It’s about war against the very nature of God.
But here’s the beauty: every marriage that stands in love, forgiveness, and faithfulness becomes a living testimony of God’s heart. A mirror. A message. A ministry.
May we reclaim marriage not just as a social institution, but as a divine reflection.
And may we honor the One who created it—not just to bless us—but to show us what He is really like.
