Don’t look right now, but there is someone who is dead set against you and your spouse enjoying a good marriage. I’m talking about someone who is very evil, powerful and devious. I’m talking about God’s main foe and the enemy of your soul. I’m talking about Satan.
Now perhaps you’re saying, “What’s so special about my marriage that the devil himself is out to destroy it?” Here’s the bottom line: Your marriage is to reflect God’s creation and your family is to reflect God’s joy, and this is the reason the devil is out to destroy it. It is extremely important that you guard your heart and your marriage from the devil’s ongoing attacks and assaults.
Solomon’s love poem illustrates the kind of relationship God wants for you and your spouse. Song of Solomon 6:3 says, “ I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine.”
This is what your marriage is supposed to look like: a husband and wife totally devoted to one another. When you love your spouse sacrificially and unconditionally, according to the guidelines of scripture, and when he or she loves you the same way, you are modeling for all to see the essence of how God wants to be in relationship with us.
God wants your marriage to paint a true picture. He wants your family, neighbors, co-workers, etc. to see how you humbly serve one another and say, “Amazing!” So this is what it means to serve God. No wonder the devil wants to destroy this image by ruining marriages or at the very least from keeping your marriage from becoming all it can be.
One of the devil’s primary weapons is the godless culture we live in. Yes, we refer to the United States as a Christian nation, but we must be honest and admit that there is certainly a lot going on in America that is working against the health and success of our marriages. If you fail to guard against these subtle and sometimes blatant influences, then this world will drain the vitality and passion from your marriage.
Some of these influences include but are not limited to the messages in media, the lives of the prominent and famous, other people and spirits of division. You may say, “We’re Christians so the culture doesn’t influence us that much.” If the devil’s influence through culture didn’t affect Christians, then we wouldn’t need the clear instruction found in 1 John 2:15-16 which is written directly to Christians.
We are in this world for now. But as Jesus said, “We are not of this world any more than He is of this world.” The distractions are strong and plentiful. But guarding love is the way to make it through together without being devoured by the devil. Get on guard and start looking now!
