How many weddings have you attended in your lifetime?
They all have one thing in common, the vow. Whether the couple write their own vows or share traditional vows the bottom line is committment.
Google defines commitment as being dedicated to a cause or an agreement or a pledge to do something in the future.
Genesis 2:24 reminds us of this, “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.”
Today's scripture speaks to being dedicated to a cause and pledging to do something in the future. In essence, this scripture is a vow that sets an expectation for leaving one thing and committing to something else.
Traditional Wedding Vows: Will you, have this man to be your husband? Will you love him, comfort and keep him, and forsaking all others remain true to him, as long as you both shall live?"
Though marriage vows might differ slightly, all of them are rooted in commitment. Marriage vows are just that—a vow, a promise, a pledge, an opportunity to commit to a committment for as long as you live.
Life doesn’t promise a problem-free existence. Marriage is no different. Everyone who is married and those who desire to be married must be willing to commit and to recommit to our marital commitment over and over again.