A Great Wedding is a Divine Appointment
"Who is this coming out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke…" ~ Song of Solomon 3:6

A great wedding has several hallmarks.  The first is this: a wedding is a holy and divine moment.

Look at the description in the Song of Solomon as this couple entered into marriage: “Who is this coming out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke…?”  (Song 3:6).  This is a reference to the wandering of the children of Israel in the wilderness, led from place to place by the Spirit of God who manifested Himself in the form of a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. 

The couple had a keen understanding that God brought them to that point.  Their wedding was a holy moment, a divine appointment.  They openly recognized that God was the “author” of their relationship, and they put themselves into a publicly acclaimed position of trust in God to be the “completer” or the finisher of their relationship in the years ahead.

If you are thinking of your wedding as only a legal transition from being unmarried to being married, or as only a party in which you share your love with your friends, think again.  Your wedding is a moment both partners should anticipate as a sacred moment.  The word sacrament means literally “sacred moment,” and the sacrament of marriage is just that, the sacred moment of marriage.  It is a moment in which God is fully present as the foremost witness to the wedding vows.

What are the vows that you made on your wedding day?

In what ways are you honoring these vows? How can you better honor the vows that you made to God, your spouse, your family, the Church, and all that were in attendance at your wedding?