God speaks another message to us in the Malachi 2:14-16 passage. Verse 14 asks the question: What does God want from your union? And then it tells us the answer.
Let’s read it: “And wherefore one? That he might seek as godly seed.”
God ordained marriage for intimate companionship which every one of us need to truly enjoy life.
God ordained marriage to satisfy the sexual desires He put within His creation in this “holy estate” of marriage.
But ultimately God ordained marriage for the bringing forth and training of children. We see this in the very first words God spoke into the ears of man: “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it” (Genesis 1:28).
Let’s look at some other translations.
God’s Word translation: “Didn’t God make you one? Your flesh and spirit belong to him. And what does the same God look for but godly descendants?”
New Living Translation: “Didn’t the LORD make you one with your wife? In body and spirit you are his. And what does he want? Godly children from your union.”
Therefore, a young couple are not ready to marry if they are not prepared to embrace children. To go into marriage with the plan to stop children for a certain length of time is not God’s will. To stop God visiting you with His gift of life for any human reason (even “spiritual sounding” reasons) is not God’s will.
I know more than one couple who stopped having children because they were in “the ministry” and wanted to serve God. These couples have the wrong concept of God and the Bible. The perfect will of God will never negate God’s existing commandments.
God desires and looks for children from the marriage union. If we don’t want children, we have a different mindset than God. We are not in step with Him.
And it is not just children He looks for. It is “godly” children. The word is “elohim.” This is one of the names of God. The very first name of God revealed to us in His Word in Genesis 1:1.
God looks for goodly couples who will bring forth His children and who will train them, righteousness, and justice and godliness (Genesis 18:19). Who will faithfully teach them God’s ways. Who will daily pray for them that they will be conformed to the image of His Son (Romans 8:29) and reveal His image in this earth.
This is the highest purpose for marriage. When we refuse this command, we deny God. We deny His image in the world. We deny our own blessings. And we deny filling eternity.
Blessings to you today,
Nancy Campbell
I notice more words in this passage about marriage in Malachi 2: 14-16. Verse 14 says: “The LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth . . . “ Many times, we move along in our marriages without ever realizing how much God is involved. Yes, He is involved even if we don’t want Him to be.
Continuing today from my post on Friday, EVERY LITTLE DETAIL, we continue to talk about marriage. The Message translation of Malachi 2:15 says: “’I hate divorce,’ says the GOD of Israel. GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies says, ‘I hate the VIOLENT DISMEMBERING of the ‘one flesh’ of marriage.’ So watch yourselves. Don’t let your guard down. Don’t cheat.”
I would like to think that today is not only a day where families celebrate and honor their mothers, but where we see it as a day to celebrate motherhood itself. That means we celebrate every woman, every female, whether she is in the season of mothering with all her little ones around her or whether she is unmarried or not able to have children.
It’s good to remind ourselves how God looks upon marriage, isn’t it? The passage in Malachi 2:13-16 gives powerful words to every marriage: Verse 14 says: “. . . Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt TREACHEROUSLY: yet she is thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant..
Isn’t it a grief to see young people turn away from the Lord? Mothers sometimes ask me “How can I be sure that my children will continue to walk with the Lord?” Let me share a fact with you. It is the “unstable” who turn away. 2 Peter 2:14 talks about deceivers who go about “beguiling UNSTABLE souls.”
Did you know that God calls your home a “resting place”? Read Proverbs 24:15 and Jeremiah 50:6. How easy it is to get out of rest. Instead of allowing Christ to have His way in our lives, we take control. That’s the easiest way to get into a state of anxiety.
I have always loved the lines from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem, “A Psalm of Life.”
Never give up praying. Today at our Sunday service we will begin with a time of prayer. 1 Timothy 2:1-4 reminds us that when we come together the FIRST thing we should do is to pray for those in authority. We must be faithful to do this in our homes and in our churches. God wants His church to be a house of prayer, not just a house of sermons. I wonder why we’d rather listen to a sermon than go to a prayer meeting and pray. May the church of God and the families of God’s people be awakened to pray. 
NSP! Never Stop Praying! Never give up, no matter how bleak the situation. Do you have a loved one who is not walking with God? They can never get away from your prayers. Colossians 4:2 reminds us to “Continue in prayer.” The Greek word means to be devoted to prayer. To be persistent, to persevere, to continue steadfastly. 
I think one of the most important things we as mothers must have is a spirit of discernment. We must know the difference between good and evil. That seems a very basic statement, doesn’t it? You’d think everyone would know the difference between good and evil. But no. One of the biggest movements among Christendom today is the “spirit of tolerance.” Many Christians have been brainwashed that they are not allowed to judge anything or anyone. They must be tolerant to all and everyone.
Why was Mary blessed above all other women? Of course, she was the most privileged of all women to carry in her womb the Son of God, the Savior of the world, the King of king and Lod of lords.
Are you groveling or soaring? Colossians 3:2,3 Way’s translation says: “Let your thoughts dwell on things above, not grovel on the earth.” God does not want us to grovel in self-pity and depression. He wants us to gird up the loins of our minds (I Peter 1:13).
I want children (and grandchildren) who are growing into the likeness of Christ!
When we confess with our mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior of our lives, we are born again (Romans 10:9-10). We first meet Him as Savior, but as we walk with Him, we get to know Him in many other ways. Each one of His names reveals to us another aspect of His character.
“We taste with our eyes as well as our palate." Isn’t this true? It’s not enough to cook a nourishing meal; we must prepare the table to receive the meal. When a table is laid with a tablecloth and set beautifully, with a candle or "a touch of love" to make it look inviting, the food tastes even better.
Acts 7:20 (AMP) tells us that when Moses was born, he was "BEAUTIFUL in the sight of God." I also think of 2 Samuel 12:24 which tells us that when Solomon was born, "the Lord LOVED him." What incredible Scriptures that reveal the heart of God towards children.
Many people claim for themselves the wonderful promise in Jeremiah 29:11. Perhaps it is your favorite Scripture: “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” Most translations render it, “to give you a future and a hope.” Truly our God is a God of hope and has our future marked out for us.
Do you sometimes feel a little inferior because you don’t have time to get involved in ministry for the Lord? You are full-time in your home mothering and training children.
Jeremiah 10:25 is a very challenging Scripture. It says: “Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name.” On whom does God pour out His fury? The heathen. Anyone else? Yes, the families. What families? The families who do not call upon the name of the Lord. Ouch! That’s rather scary isn’t it?