Yesterday we shared the importance of dealing with offenses as they happen. And happen they will!

Today I was reminded of another One who left His mark on our marriage—etched in stone, as it were. Jesus is our solid rock, our firm foundation.

What He has done on the Cross and the events that followed has forever made its claim on us. We are His and our marriage is built on this firm foundation.

Pause and think of your own marriage and from where you’ve come. If you look close enough you can see the thread of God’s faithfulness in your story.

I love the song titled, Counting My Blessings. “The more that I look at the details, the more of Your goodness I find.”

When Jesus died and rose again victorious, He set in stone eternal forgiveness of our sins. That is if we believe He is who He says He is and trust Him to save us.

Does this sound too good to be true? We who struggle to let go of petty offenses?

“The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.”
‭‭1 Timothy‬ ‭1‬:‭15‬ ‭ESV‬‬

This is why it is called the good news of the gospel. Jesus paid it all, and if we place our marriage on this solid rock, how can we not forgive each other when we have each been forgiven so much?

Offenses that are set in stone may seem to require a jackhammer to remove, as we shared yesterday. But when placed on the solid rock of Christ’s all-forgiving grace offenses dissolve quickly.

You may realize there are things about which you need to talk to your spouse. We encourage you to do so quickly.

Deeper intimacy is waiting on the other side of forgiveness.

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