The apostle Paul says that a wife is
“bound” to her husband as long as he lives (Romans 7:2). The principle here is that one of the spouses must die before the bond of marriage is dissolved. It is God’s commandment, but in our modern society marriages end in divorce 51 percent of the time. This means that about half of couples who swear “till death do us part” break the vow.
Does a married couple want to make sure that their marriage will last forever? The first and last important issue is obeying God and His Word. This is a principle that should be applied before marriage. God says, “Do two walk together until they agree?” (Amos 3:3). For born-again believers, this does not mean starting a close relationship with any friend who is not a believer. “You are not like the unbelievers. So do not share with them. What share has good and evil? What share of light with darkness?” (2 Corinthians 6:14). If just this one principle is followed, then it can save a lot of heartache and pain that happens later in many marriages.
Another principle that provides security for a marriage to last forever is that a husband should love, respect, and protect his wife as his own body as he loves God (Ephesians 5:25-31). A similar principle is that the wife is to obey God’s commands and submit to her husband “as to the Lord” (Ephesians 5:22). Marriage between a man and a woman is a picture of the relationship between Christ and the church. Christ gave himself to the church and he gives love, respect and protection to his “bride” (Revelation 19:7-9).
When God brought Eve to Adam in her first marriage, she was made of “flesh and bone” (Genesis 2:21) and they became “one flesh” (Genesis 2:23-24). Being one flesh means more than physical unity. It means that the mind and soul come together to form one unit. This relationship goes beyond sensual or emotional attraction and into the realm of spiritual “oneness” that can only be achieved when both partners surrender themselves to God and to each other. This relationship is not about “I and mine” but “we and ours”. is focused on. This is one of the secrets of lasting marriage. For a marriage to last until death is something in which two partners must make a priority. Going a long way toward solidifying your flat relationship with God is to ensure that the flat relationship between husband and wife lasts for a long time, and it honors God.