双语灵修（葛培理牧师）：7月25日 婚姻之神圣

7月25日

婚姻之神圣

你几时到我这里来呢？我要存完全的心行在我家中。

——诗篇101:2

在婚礼宣誓之后，牧师庄严且敬虔地说 “神配合的，人不可分开”。难道神不是我们婚姻的第三部分吗？难道我们不应该在婚姻以及因婚姻而组成的家庭中遵照神的心意吗？若神起初把夫妻二人结合在一起，难道不该承认祂在家中的同在吗？今天很多家庭婚姻触礁，是因为神被排除在家庭之外。

在家庭模式中个性的冲突，必须 要有一个整合力量，而永活的神就是这种力量。很多夫妻认为如果他们有一个更好的房子，更好的工作，或者住在不同的社区，那么他们的家庭生活会更幸福。不，家庭幸福的秘诀是让婚姻的第三方 神 在家庭中居首位，与祂和好，你就会成为家庭中真正的和平使者。

今日祷告:

主啊，在我与我所爱之人的关系中，让我成为和平使者。愿我仰望祢，和平的君。祷告奉耶稣的名，阿们。

July 25

Sanctity of Marriage

How I need your help, especially in my own home……
——Psalm 101:2 (TLB)

In the marriage ceremony, after the vows are said, the minister solemnly and reverently remarks, “What God hath joined together let no man put asunder.” Is not God the third part in a marriage? Should He not be taken into account in the marriage, and in the home that emerges from that marriage? If God joins the couple together at the outset, should not His presence be recognized in the home continually? Many homes are on the rocks today because God has been left out of the domestic picture.

With the clash of personalities in a domestic pattern, there must be an integrating force, and the living God is that Force! Many couples think that if they have a better home, get a better job, or live in a different neighborhood, their domestic life will be happier. No! The secret of domestic happiness is to let God, the party of the third part in the marriage contract, have His rightful place in the home. Make peace with Him, and then you can be a real peacemaker in the home.

Prayer for the day：

In my relationships with those I love, help me to be a peacemaker, Lord. May I always look to You, the Prince of Peace. In Jesus’ name, Amen.