Marriage: An Intimate Bond

When a man has taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war
or be charged with any business; he shall be free at home one year,
and bring happiness to his wife whom he has taken.”
Deuteronomy 24:5

Marriage is an intimate bond between male and female. In the above verse, when a man got married, he wasn’t to go to war or be charged with any business for his first year of marriage. He was to stay home and form a bond with his wife what would make them inseparable throughout their lifetime.

The intimacy that God designed in marriage is built on Christ, being obedient to His Word and loving one another as He commands. Intimacy includes sexual love, friendship, companionship, and trust. You are partners in life, and though you can be opposed in you likes and dislikes, you come together in unity under the Lord.