What Intimacy in Marriage Really Means | Marriage Devotional Week 28

Intimacy in marriage is more than sex, but it definitely includes it. In week 28 of their 30-week devotional series, Aaron and Jennifer Smith unpack the three essential kinds of intimacy God designed for husbands and wives: physical, emotional, and spiritual. Starting in Genesis with a relational, triune God, they explain why marriage is the one relationship meant to experience every level of closeness, why intimacy starts with God rather than your spouse, and why vulnerability is the prerequisite for being truly known. Aaron shares honestly about his struggle with emotional connection, Jennifer recalls the first time they really opened up to each other in Malawi, and together they walk through 1 Corinthians 7, 1 John 4, and Ephesians 5. The episode ends with a practical list of ways to initiate intimacy and a challenge: choose one way to pursue your spouse this week. Based on the devotionals Husband After God and Wife After God.