Paul said in Ephesians 5 that a husband should love his wife as Christ loved the church. How did Christ love the church?
He sacrificed his very life for her! He was willing to die for her best--for the need she had the most--salvation. Husband, are you willing to do whatever it takes so your wife can grow in her relationship with Christ? So she can be presented spotless, without sin, before the Lord when He returns?
He also lived for her! Jesus lived His life on earth for the best of others. He wanted the best for them, even above His own interests and needs. He was a model of how to live a life for God. Husband, do you live your life before your wife (and others) as a model of how to live a life for God? Are you a model to your children, to your wife, to your friends and even unbelievers of what Christ's life would look like if it were lived on earth today. As one song years ago said, "You're the only Jesus that some will ever see." How does Jesus in you show forth the "real Jesus" to those watching you, living beside you and with you?
Would your wife say you always consider her needs in making decisions? Would she say you always look to God for decisions you make? Would she say you sacrifice for her and point her to God? Would she say you love her in the same way Christ loved the church?
I have a long way to go in doing this. What about you?
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