Those two words are the words that end the taking of an oath in court, but more importantly, at the end of the oath that you take at your wedding. You were probably asked, “Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? Do you take                 to be your lawful wedded husband; do you take                 to be your lawful wedded wife?”

In the wedding, it was for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, till death parts you. And to this you said, “I Do!” You did not have to (unless there was a shotgun behind you), but you did because you wanted to. Hopefully, because you loved that woman or man.

There is another oath you have taken if you are a Christian. When you became a Christian you were asked if you believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God and you said, “I Do.” When you were baptized you were saying, “I DO want Jesus to be my Lord and Master, my Savior and King,” and that was not just on Sunday, but it was everyday in every way, because you wanted to be joined to Christ. Even though you became a member of His church, you did not do it to become a member of the church; hopefully, you did it because you fell in love with the man called Jesus and you wanted to be joined to Him and follow Him in good times, as well as bad times, and that is the oath you took.

How are you doing on your wedding oaths—both to your physical wedding partner and to your spiritual groom?