Kingdom Provisions of Divorce

The Good News (Gospel) According to Matthew
Today’s Focus: Relationships, Marriage and Divorce According to the Kingdom pt 3
Kingdom Provisions of Divorce
Series Scriptures: Matthew 19:1-12; 1 Corinthians 7; Genesis 1:27-28; Genesis 2; Romans 5:3

Greetings Kingdom Citizens
As bitter and hurtful separation and divorce is, God has made a provision for it because of the hardness of man’s heart and for the sake of peace. Look at Matthew 19:8. Jesus is explaining to the Pharisees that the reason for divorce was established because of the hardness of man’s heart. Now look at what Jesus says after that, “But from the beginning it was not so”. So in the beginning there was no divorce. So we are the reason, our hearts are the reason for the institution of divorce. But like a great Father, God makes a way to restore peace in the lives of His children. Jesus states one of the conditions of divorce and Paul, under the Holy Spirit, wrote about others in 1 Corinthians 7.

In these times, especially in the United States the divorce rate is well over 50%. Financial difficulties, children, lack of respect in the relationship, lack of love and most of all a lack of God, has lead to the increased divorce rate. It is so easy for the parents to get lost in the bitterness of a divorce and forget about the children and how they are affected, but God gives us this provision for the sake of peace. Has it been overly used? Possibly? For some, people got married for all the wrong reasons and now in these hard times the relationship is being put to the fire to see if it can stand the heat. Funny, the one person who gave the most advice on marriage and divorce was someone who was never married, Paul! Now, word to the wise, just because someone has not been married or been married long does not mean they do not know about relationships. If they are filled with the Holy Ghost and are being led by the Holy Ghost, it does not matter if they have never had a relationship because the Holy Spirit, knows all, guides and teaches all in truth! I encourage all to read 1 Corinthians 7 and remember, no marriage is going to be without some rainy days. But it is the anticipation of the sunshine that we should look forward to.

Abba’s Ambassador,
Min. Calvin Calhoun, Jr.