Song of Solomon #32 The Glory of Christ's Friendship

Sadly, just because a couple is married does not mean they are friends. The legal bond that ties them together in marriage does not necessarily tie them together in the bonds of love and friendship. Neither a marriage license nor even a 50 year wedding anniversary reveals what may be a relationship of unending conflict, days of silence and lack of fellowship, or simply performing duties out of a mere sense of obligation (a mere formality). A Christian marriage that reaches the goal for which God designed it is one in which love draws a couple together to be friends—not adversaries. True love for one another in a marriage will not remove all conflicts and disagreements, but it will make you friends so that you are able to face and resolve whatever the Lord brings your way. Dear ones, the devil wants you to be adversaries. The Lord Jesus wants you to be friends.
The chosen bride of Christ closes this chapter by identifying Jesus as both her beloved and her friend (Song 5:16). If Jesus is not your beloved and your friend, then I dare say He is not your Savior who has rescued you from sin and condemnation. If your profession of faith has not brought you to enjoy His love and His friendship, you have the mere formality of a marriage relationship with Jesus, but not the reality of it.