The Mathematics of Marriage

"But at the beginning of creation God 'made them male and female.' 7 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, 8 and the two will become one flesh.' So they are no longer two, but one flesh. 9 Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate."

8 Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do. 9 But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
1 Corinthians 7:8-9

The two become one ... A mystery...where one plus one equals...ONE!
Marriage is about addition and multiplication, not subtraction or division.
One is a symbol of unity, strength, and purity.
When two hearts are joined together in right marriage, Holy Matrimony, there is a melding of spirits, minds, bodies, and souls...I'm often reminded of this when I will be thinking of my wife, take out my phone to call her and it will suddenly ring because she is calling me, or we will complete each other's sentences...after 22 years this still happens with regularity!
Just as combining lenses in telescopes and microscopes compound and enhance their effects and purposes, so are a husband and wife whom the LORD has put together multiplied in purposes, design, and effect, not dissipated .
Every husband and wife has the responsibility to encourage, enhance, jealously protect and provoke each other to real growth as Christian soldiers, ensure that they have individual and together prayer times... as "iron sharpens iron"...we are not to detract or distract each other as Imitators and disciples of Jesus... To LOVE AS JESUS LOVES. They have to jealously and zealously protect the gates of their hearts, eyes, spirits, and souls - and those of their soul mates.
Marraige is the holy & earthly manifestation of the Bride and the Bridegroom- it is the sign of what is coming when our Messiah/ Bridegroom returns for us- THERE IS GOING TO BE A WEDDING, and it's the reason we're created, HALLELUYAH!

Today dwell on this magnificent mystery, and look up as we draw ever closer to the Wedding of the Ages!