How to be Husbands and Wives in the Body of Christ ~ Ephesians 5:21-33.
Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave
himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with
water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant
church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and
blameless. In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their
own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church for we are members of his body. “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
Did you know that there are well intended intelligent people marrying for all the wrong reasons. At a recent wedding, for a beautiful young couple, hosted at an elegant golf course (dinner at 50$ a plate), the pastor read this, "Well, did you meet her at the bar or on the bar?" "And, bet you want him for richer than poorer." The bride grabbed the mic and said, "you betcha". She added that she likes to have fun and likes laughing and that so so makes her laugh and he better keep doing it.
No one should marry anyone they met at a bar. No one should marry because she is hot, gorgeous and smart or he is handsome, funny and has money. No one should marry thinking they will change the world or change him or her or move each other up the social status ladder. People should marry so that as one they can better serve the Lord and His Kingdom! And, the best way to do that is to submit to one another out of reverence for Christ and also to be fruitful and multiply raising up children in the Lord preparing them for His Kingdom come!
If you are already married and things seem to be falling apart at the seams for you and your spouse and your children too, then pray! Yes, pray in the Holy Spirit to God our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, pray for your spouse and for your children and let them know that you pray for them. You don't have to broadcast it or proclaim it to the world but in simple ways let them know... put a small note in their pocket or lunch saying, "God Bless you and Keep you, or I prayed for you my love this morning to bless you and keep you safe".
Very soon, you will begin to see your life and their life turn around; yes, turn around for good and not for evil... for the evil one lurks looking for chances to break apart and or destroy what God the Father and Son Jesus Christ has purposed!
After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church for we are members of his body. “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
Did you know that there are well intended intelligent people marrying for all the wrong reasons. At a recent wedding, for a beautiful young couple, hosted at an elegant golf course (dinner at 50$ a plate), the pastor read this, "Well, did you meet her at the bar or on the bar?" "And, bet you want him for richer than poorer." The bride grabbed the mic and said, "you betcha". She added that she likes to have fun and likes laughing and that so so makes her laugh and he better keep doing it.
No one should marry anyone they met at a bar. No one should marry because she is hot, gorgeous and smart or he is handsome, funny and has money. No one should marry thinking they will change the world or change him or her or move each other up the social status ladder. People should marry so that as one they can better serve the Lord and His Kingdom! And, the best way to do that is to submit to one another out of reverence for Christ and also to be fruitful and multiply raising up children in the Lord preparing them for His Kingdom come!
If you are already married and things seem to be falling apart at the seams for you and your spouse and your children too, then pray! Yes, pray in the Holy Spirit to God our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, pray for your spouse and for your children and let them know that you pray for them. You don't have to broadcast it or proclaim it to the world but in simple ways let them know... put a small note in their pocket or lunch saying, "God Bless you and Keep you, or I prayed for you my love this morning to bless you and keep you safe".
Very soon, you will begin to see your life and their life turn around; yes, turn around for good and not for evil... for the evil one lurks looking for chances to break apart and or destroy what God the Father and Son Jesus Christ has purposed!
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