November 14, 2007

  • Bible Reading: Ephesians 5:21-33-God's Plan for Husbands and Wives

    When God made woman, He took her from the man, but not from the head in case she should dominate him, nor from the feet in case he should trample upon her. God took her from his side, close to his heart, that she might be his companion, his comfort, his love. That is how God made woman, and He said to her, "Thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee" (Genesis 3:16).

    Paul writing to the Ephesians, insists upon this authority, also: "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it . . . Wives submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord" (Ephesians 5:22,25). The rule of the family is that, just as Jesus Christ voluntarily submitted Himself to the Father, so the husband is to submit himself to Christ. As the woman is to be the man's companion, so she is to submit to an authority which is exercised in love as expressed at the cross. And I do not know a woman in all the world who will not give glad submission to an authority like that.

    From: Alan Redpath, "The Royal Route to Heaven: Studies in First Corinthians" (Westwood, NJ: Revell: 1960), 128-129.

    Thank You, Father, for blessing me with a husband who loves me as Christ loved the Church and who submits himself to Christ.

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About me...

Christian hedonist in training. Pressing on to know more and more of the joy of the LORD. Pleading with God to rend the heavens and revive and refresh my own soul, as well as His Church, to His praise, honor and glory.

Thank God. He can make men and women in middle life sing again with a joy that has been chastened by a memory of their past failures. ~ Alan Redpath

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