Covenant making Covenant breaking

In the formal words of the wedding ceremony:

‘I, take you, to be my wife/husband, 

to have and to hold from this day forward; for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, 

in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part'

 In old version it says after we have given our Vows to each other And therefore I

plight thee my trothOr a more modern

version which we just used

and therefore I give you my Solemn Promise.

What that really is, is a Covenant.

God is, was and still is very interested in CovenantsThe Bible is full of them, covenants with Israel, Abraham, David, and people like you and me if we want to get into Covenants with God – He has made a way for us to do so.

Some of the covenants that God Makes are mutual like you do this I will do that

Some are covenants that don’t require us to do anything except say that’s great thank you

Our adoption as Sons in to His family, is one of those one sided ones God does it all we just say thank you I want to be part of your family.

Our current world and culture

Is one where we don’t take promises, our word, and covenants seriously. We break them very easily, and having given solemn promises we try and forget that we did and move on.

Actually that is very damaging to society, to us as individuals, to our children and the future generations and most of all God defiantly does not like it.

Marriage the best kind is a three someGod in the centreGod helping us in our loveGod helping us in keeping our promisesGod changing our thinking so we think and act

right to each Other.God enriching our marriage – anyway it was

His Good Idea.The Bible talks about Leaving – Cleaving –The Bible talks about Mutual support

protection and help for one another

My prayer – I hope our Prayer is for this to be a God

enriched Marriage, one that both parties keep their word made today before this company

and God himself.

God make you...help you to be... a covenant keeping promise keeping loving Kind couple.

Adrian Hawkes14th September 2013

Russ and Lesley Wedding