As we’ve been moving through our Husband After God and Wife After God devotional series, we’ve been reminded over and over that the strength of our marriage isn’t something we muster up on our own—it’s something rooted deeply in who Christ is.

Walking with Christ is a lifelong journey of refinement—and marriage is often one of the primary ways God shapes us. In this season of our Husband and Wife After God devotional series, we’ve been talking a lot about purpose, unity, reconciliation, and the power of God’s design. Today, we’re leaning into a theme that touches every believer: holiness. More specifically, the sanctification that takes place within our marriages.

Reconciliation is one of the most powerful ways God can strengthen a marriage. Yet, before we can apply reconciliation to our relationship as husband and wife, we have to understand the example God gave us in Christ. Romans 5:10 reminds us that “while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son.”