November 18—Divorce
The word for today is divorce.
“He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord” (Prov. 18:22).
“But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the cause of unchastity, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery” (Matt. 5:32).
“Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well. Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares? Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers. May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. A loving doe, a graceful deer—may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love. Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another man’s wife?” (Prov. 5:15-20).
“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh” (Gen. 2:24).
“Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun—all your meaningless days. For this is your lot in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun” (Eccles. 9:9).
“But to the married I give instructions, not I, but the Lord, that the wife should not leave her husband (but if she does leave, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband), and that the husband should not send his wife away” (1 Cor. 7:10-11).
“A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value. She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life” (Prov. 31:10-12).
Prayer: Lord, thank You that Pearl and I have made it 50 years together, and life just keeps getting better and better.
See also: Mal. 2:13-16; Matt. 19:3-9; Rom. 7:1-3
