{"id":3262,"date":"2013-07-10T06:00:36","date_gmt":"2013-07-10T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devonline.us\/dailyevotional\/?p=3262"},"modified":"2013-07-11T08:41:57","modified_gmt":"2013-07-11T15:41:57","slug":"one-flesh-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/one-flesh-2\/","title":{"rendered":"ONE FLESH!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Genesis 2:24<\/strong><\/p>\n

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That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

July 10, 1952 was a blistering hot day in Nampa, Idaho. I am not sure what the official high was for the day, but it was well over 100 degrees. A great day for a wedding! Actually it was! For some of you who may be mathematically challenged (I am one myself), that means we are celebrating sixty-one years of marriage today.<\/p>\n

Our wedding day was a day that Joyce and I had been looking forward to for a long time. We had been sweethearts all through high school and had known for years that we would be married when we graduated. It was only a month after graduation that we pledged our love to each other and became ONE FLESH.<\/p>\n

In a day when couples usually live together before marriage, we might seem old fashioned and dated. The excuse that many people give for violating the Word of God<\/em> by living together is that they want to be sure that their marriage will work. The fact of the matter is that a higher percentage of these arrangements end in heartache and divorce.<\/p>\n

God established a beautiful gift when He created the marriage union between a man and woman. This is a sacred gift and one that we need to cherish. Joyce and I have had such a fantastic life together that it is hard to explain it to others. I personally do not think that it requires a formula or prior training. It is simply becoming ONE FLESH!<\/p>\n

Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!<\/p>\n

—Pastor Cecil<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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