In The Fear of God
The New International Version of Ephesians 5:21 says we are submissive out of obedience and the King James Version of Ephesians 5:21 says we are submissive "in the fear of God."
God is omniscient, He is all-knowing and very aware. God is paying attention. If you don't treat others well, you will need to answer to God. We will be held accountable for how we treated each other in the context of marriage.
Responsible to God
We have accountability for how we treat each other in fear of God. We have a Responsibility to God.
One day,
God may ask you,
"How did you care for the one I entrusted to you?"
Doing Life Together + 1
When considering marriage, most people decide that the person they are set to marry is the person who they want to do life with. The two parties decide they want to do life together, but there is a third party. God.
The Marriage Ceremony
At this point the speaker gives a demonstration of this great deal God has entrusted to each of us and how He is a member of the marriage too. He pulled up a couple that had been married longer than most in the crowd and positioned them as they stood before the officiator on their wedding day.
First he stood by the wife and spoke to the husband.
When you got married to your wife, did you realize that she is a creation of God? God only created one of her in the whole world and God is crazy about her. God loves greatly her and wants you to give her everything He wants her life to be. So when you married her, you weren't entering a pact to do life together, it was a pact with God. God is entrusting her to you.
He turns to stand by the husband and spoke something similar to the wife.
The Pronouncement
During the traditional pronouncement at the end of the wedding ceremony, the officiant says something along the lines of
"By the authority committed to me by _[governing body]_, I declare that _[person A]_ and _[person B]_ are now husband and
wife, according to the ordinance of God, and the law of this state: in the name
of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Those whom God hath
joined together, let no man put asunder."
"Those whom God hath joined together, let no one put asunder." means let no one come between to harm or destroy this union. This includes the people in the audience, people outside of the marriage, but also the two people within the marriage.
After the part the officiator pronounces them husband and wife, they are told you may kiss the bride.
Lesson: God entrusted you with your spouse and you will be held accountable with how you treat him/her.
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