Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Husbands Love Your Wives


Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her... Ephesians 5:25

I’ve been teaching on the subject of marriage the last three weeks and while studying, thought much about what Paul says about how I’m to love my wife. If I’m to love Tammy as Christ loved the church, I have to look to the example of Christ and His relationship with the church.

So, how did Christ love the church? He made Himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant. He was full of grace, full of unconditional love, love without strings attached, love that would always be there, love that would never leave. Much, much more could be said here about the way Christ loved the church, but the few I’ve listed above are the ones I’ve been thinking about most.

And so, when I consider the many ways Christ loved the church and the implications it has on me and how I am to love my wife, I’ve got a lot on my plate if I’m to live up to the calling God has placed on me as Tammy’s husband. I’m far from being the perfect husband, but the model Christ has given is definitely something to strive towards.