Let no man

The movie Fireproof is one of my favorites. It is a story about a fire Captain Caleb Holt and his journey to find how to save his marriage. Caleb instills in his recruits that you NEVER leave your partner, especially in a fire (when things get really dangerous and trying). Yet, Caleb and and his wife, Catherine, are in the heat of temptation and frustration and are considering leaving their respective partners.

Caleb begins trying to put as much attention and effort into his marriage as his desires to be somewhere else, with someone else, doing something else (you know, the grass is always greener), while Catherine is being wooed by a married doctor at the hospital where she works. Allow me to digress and say that if a married person is trying to woo you, it won't be long before they are trying to woo someone else. The old saying is, "If you'll cheat with me, you'll cheat on me."

Today's word is Mark 10:9, NIV, which reads, "Therefore what GOD has joined together, let no one separate."

Lots of folks seem to forget that they made a vow, a solemn promise, to be faithful to his/her spouse until death do they part in front of witnesses and GOD. However, things start to get a little testy, a little trying at the house and they start looking for a way to abandon their partner in the heat of the fire. What they should do is sit down and really concentrate on what brought them together to begin with, pray for GOD to direct them to rekindle that flame, and then put forth their absolute best effort to fireproof their marriage - let NO ONE separate what GOD has joined together.

In the end, Caleb and Catherine found GOD and each other. While the critics didn't rate Fireproof very highly, the message is a strong and powerful reminder that you never leave your partner, especially when things get hard. It is when things are the most difficult that we must ask GOD to give us the strength to continue to assist one another. It is when temptation arises that we must remember that the fire is hot but we never leave our partner. We must remember that what GOD has joined together, He expects us to fight for and preserve. Caleb was right. In a fire, in the heat of temptation, in the heat of frustration, you never leave your partner.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T