Daily Walk Through the New Testament
November 23
Read 1 Corinthians 7:1-24

Perhaps you’ve heard that the divorce rate of second marriages is much higher than in first marriages, and that it increases with every remarriage after. Why? Because very few people correct the problems that led to the first divorce. Our society has made it too easy for people to get a divorce, but divorce papers will never completely undo what God has done, because it is nearly impossible for couples to completely separate emotionally.
God says that marriage is 2 individuals becoming 1 flesh (Genesis 2:24). It is like supergluing 2 pieces of cardboard together. If you tear them apart, pieces of one will be permanently attached to the other, and you’ll make a mess in the process. People cannot divorce without leaving a part of themselves behind and carrying a part of their mate with them. 1 Corinthians 7:10-11 clearly teaches Christians to not divorce because it is a gift from God.
If you are considering divorce, do everything you can to reconcile. If you do reconcile, be sure that you and your spouse love Jesus Christ more than each other. A marriage without Jesus is like a ship without a rudder. You may move forward, but you won’t be able to sail around the storms of life.