A Threefold Cord
Submitted by Ted Mock
December 11, 2024
Ec 4:12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Mt 19:5-6 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? 6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
In the book of Matthew Chapter nineteen, The Lord speaks of the institution of marriage and the home. He speaks of becoming “one flesh” in a union that is not to be “put asunder.” To make the union strong, God needs to be the One Who joins it together. In other words, He needs to become the third cord along with the husband and wife to build a strong home.
We live in a day when marriages seem to be disposable contracts, making more homes broken by divorce, and weakening the institution of the home. If marriage is not strong, the home will never be strong. And without strong homes, neither the church nor the nation can ever be strong.
The Bible teaches us three important truths about the home.
First, the home was designed by God, not by man. It is not a product of social evolution, it has Divine design for mankind, the crown of His creation.
Second, we also know that Satan has the desire to destroy the home that God designed for mankind. Divorce is a plague brought by Satan to destroy the family that is the foundation upon which society is built.
Third, Jesus plainly tells us that the ultimate cause for divorce is “hard heartedness.” My wife and I have been asked to speak at a few couple retreats, and one statement we say about marriage is, that at best, marriage is difficult. It takes work. Most couples today never want to make their devotion to God more important than their wants and desires.
If marriage is to be as the Lord designed, you must defend your marriage. Marriage needs to be a continual growing thing. To flourish, flower, and be fruitful, it takes nurturing, commitment, and patience.
But above all, a marriage needs a man and a woman who will join with God and let Him be the third cord that binds with their two cords to make one, threefold cord, that is not easily broken.
Consider – A godly marriage is the best way to eradicate loneliness, plus it blesses with other benefits. (Ecc. 4:9-12)
