40 Days Pondering Heaven - 28
Dr Jim Brown's TruNorth Devotional
Pondering Heaven
Day 28 | WILL WE BE MARRIED IN HEAVEN?
Pondering Heaven
Day 28 | WILL WE BE MARRIED IN HEAVEN?
WILL WE BE MARRIED IN HEAVEN?
Matthew 22:30
“At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.”
That single sentence has brought comfort to some and heartache to others. If you've loved a spouse deeply, the thought of that bond dissolving can feel like a loss. But notice what Jesus didn't say. He didn't say we won't know each other. He didn't say love would disappear. He said the institution of marriage, as we know it, won't continue… and then pointed to something far greater.
Marriage on earth serves beautiful purposes: companionship, family, and a living picture of Christ and the church. But it also exists because of our brokenness and mortality. We need a spouse to endure hardship, raise children, and stave off loneliness. In heaven, none of those needs remain. God Himself will dwell among us (Revelation 21:3). Every ache that marriage mitigates here will be healed completely there.
Paul reinforces this shift in Ephesians 5:31-32, quoting Genesis – “the two shall become one flesh”– and revealing that marriage has always pointed beyond itself: “This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church.” Earthly marriage is the shadow; union with Christ is the substance.
Will you recognize your spouse? Yes! The rich man in Luke 16 recognized Lazarus and Abraham across the chasm. Our identities aren't erased, they're redeemed. But the exclusive covenant of marriage gives way to a wider, deeper communion… a community of perfect love where no one is left out and every relationship is whole.
If you think heaven feels like subtraction, look again. Jesus promised we'd be like the angels… not stripped, but gloriously free. What we lose in earthly marriage, we gain in unbroken closeness with God and all His people.
Prayer: LORD, although I don’t understand it all yet, I am looking forward to Your perfect plan! Amen.
BONUS: something else we won’t have in heaven… worry.
Matthew 22:30
“At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.”
That single sentence has brought comfort to some and heartache to others. If you've loved a spouse deeply, the thought of that bond dissolving can feel like a loss. But notice what Jesus didn't say. He didn't say we won't know each other. He didn't say love would disappear. He said the institution of marriage, as we know it, won't continue… and then pointed to something far greater.
Marriage on earth serves beautiful purposes: companionship, family, and a living picture of Christ and the church. But it also exists because of our brokenness and mortality. We need a spouse to endure hardship, raise children, and stave off loneliness. In heaven, none of those needs remain. God Himself will dwell among us (Revelation 21:3). Every ache that marriage mitigates here will be healed completely there.
Paul reinforces this shift in Ephesians 5:31-32, quoting Genesis – “the two shall become one flesh”– and revealing that marriage has always pointed beyond itself: “This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church.” Earthly marriage is the shadow; union with Christ is the substance.
Will you recognize your spouse? Yes! The rich man in Luke 16 recognized Lazarus and Abraham across the chasm. Our identities aren't erased, they're redeemed. But the exclusive covenant of marriage gives way to a wider, deeper communion… a community of perfect love where no one is left out and every relationship is whole.
If you think heaven feels like subtraction, look again. Jesus promised we'd be like the angels… not stripped, but gloriously free. What we lose in earthly marriage, we gain in unbroken closeness with God and all His people.
Prayer: LORD, although I don’t understand it all yet, I am looking forward to Your perfect plan! Amen.
BONUS: something else we won’t have in heaven… worry.
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