A Design of Oneness

4“Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’^a 5and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’^b ? (Matthew 19:4-5)

Thoughts: Jesus said that at the beginning God made human beings male and female.  Up until just a few years ago, the bast majority of people agreed with the very basics of this statement.  Now there are many different classes of sexual "preference."  But the basis for reproduction is still male and female.  The DNA we have is male or female.  While we may try to manipulate things, to create life still takes male and female.  We may be inquiring or confused about who we are, but we are created male or female.
     There may be others who consider marriage for other than male and female, but the Christian view of Jesus was that marriage is between male and female.   The inherent idea of oneness in body and soul is brought out here quite graphically.  
     But there is also a leaving that many need to recognize today.  It is a starting of life together versus hanging onto parental support and influence- however powerful.  While it speaks of "a man" leaving parents, implied here would also be "a woman" must leave father and mother in order to be united to her husband.
     What is sad is that many will get so angry about this statement that they cannot see the beauty of human love as God designed it.  Jesus was not trying to alienate anyone in this passage, He was simply describing the basis for male and female marriage in God's eyes.  The beauty here is a oneness designed by God- that no one should try to separate.  It is a beautiful partnership that is designed to go through thick and thin- richer and poorer- sickness and in health.  Nothing should separate this God-given oneness drawn together in His providence, timing, and love.
      This does not mean that divorce doesn't happen.  It does mean that it should not be our intention when we get married to divorce for the next person who comes along.  We'll look more at that next session.  But our intention is to be one forever when we get married.  This intention and design is a wonderful beautiful thing.  

Prayer: Lord, there is much about life I do not understand.  There is much about human love and design that is a mystery.  However, give me grace to trust in you and listen to your teaching.