We who are believers/followers of Jesus are still on this earth because we’ve been deployed to fight against the enemy – the god (Satan) of this age (the time the earth exists) – for God’s kingdom. The world is our battlefield and when the King deems our deployment to be over, He calls us home (eternal Heaven). While we’re here, as Paul wrote to Timothy, we shouldn’t get caught up in the affairs of this foreign culture. We must stay focused on the business and mission of our King.
We who are married are on a special assignment. We’re assigned to a particular zone in this foreign land, the marriage zone.
The marriage zone requires special training and equipment. Its mission is to demonstrate the love of God in a very special way. Marriage is a microcosm of the God-humanity relationship and those held captive in the enemy culture who witness it can better understand what they’re invited to join – a kingdom of love and grace.
Loving our spouse is the most powerful weapon in the war. It defeats the enemy and offers freedom to the captives. When we oppose our spouse and divide ourselves against them, we are playing into the enemy’s hands and working against spouse, marriage, God, His kingdom and ourselves.
Let us be faithful here. We don’t have long. God will call us home soon and our mission window will close. May we leave for home having fought the good fight and served our King well.
Once we’re home, our deployment complete, we’re in a culture where marriage no longer exists. A married couple during our deployment, my wife and I are now eternally brother-sister who glorify God in a now different way – through perpetual praise. We celebrate our King, our victory, our eternal life and all the benefits we enjoyed, in addition to those in eternity, during our deployment, including the assignment of fighting and winning the marriage war together.
To all you married couples: Thank you for your service!