Most Christian young people are aware of the danger of marrying an unbeliever and would probably never consider it. But I would take it a step further: even though someone is a Christian, DO NOT even consider anyone who is not an active growing Christian!
Our young people are probably going to get what they are. If they’re spiritual, they’re probably going to marry a spiritual person. If they’re carnal, they’re probably going to marry a carnal person. There may be some exceptions to this; and there have been times when one person has deceived the other person; but generally speaking, the principle is true. Proverbs 27:19 says, “As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.” This is a principle that God has built into life. Like attracts like. The people you like being around are a reflection of your own spirit.
If you are a young person committed to following God’s ways, God will likely bless you with a life partner that is equally committed and you have the potential of having a wonderful marriage. BUT if you are careless or indifferent about spiritual things then God will give you (or let you have) someone very much like yourself.
This was certainly true in the life of Samson: “And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines. And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife” (Judges 14:1-2). Samson isn’t seeking his parent’s counsel and advice. Samson is telling his parents what to do!
Listen to the appeal of his concerned parents: “Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well” (Judges 14:3).
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Had Samson been seeking God’s best for his life, this story would most certainly have turned out differently.
Morris Hull
Home Life Ministries
*Credit to Dr. S.M. Davis for his helpful insight into this passage.
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