“The two main problems we [Baptists] have are obesity and divorce,” observed Charles Lowery in an article titled
A Box of Chocolates. He added, “Baptist marriages are so short that some people are throwing Minute Rice at weddings.”
With these being “two main problems,” where is a main emphasis to counteract them, particularly divorce, since it heaps total devastation on marriages and families? Tom Elliff noted last year that there are 5,471 divorces daily in the U.S. How long will we sit by while brothers and sisters in Christ are permanently harmed before taking action?
Michael Reagan, in his book Twice Adopted, says “Divorce is where two adults take everything that matters to a child – the child’s home, family, security, and sense of being loved and protected – and they smash it all up, leave it in ruins on the floor, then walk out and leave the child to clean up the mess.”
Society says “Get on with your life, just move on.” Sadly, the church is now saying the same thing as it pronounces a sick marriage dead.
For the church to give up on sick marriages is to say that there is something which God cannot do or does not care to do.
Since God has said “I hate divorce,” He will not arrange or bless something which He hates. How is it that the church thinks it can be doing God’s will to embrace divorce?
Ours is a “ministry of reconciliation” ( II Cor. 5:18) even of marriages and families, because people and relationships are important to God.
Are you listening, CHURCH?
– Billy Miller
, Alexandria, La.