11/09/2022
HUSBAND, LOVE YOUR WIFE
*EPHESIANS 5:25-29*
25. _Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her_
26. _to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,_
27. _and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless._
28. _In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself._
29. _After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church.
Once a man is married, he becomes a husband. He is required to love his wife. In today's passage, Paul urges the husband to love his wife. There are different ways of showing love. One of them is willingness to sacrifice to give all to her to make her happy and comfortable. He should be ready at all times to bear inconveniences for the sake of his wife. He should direct his emotional and physical attachment to her. Do you stand aloof when members of your family castigate, maltreat and assault your wife? Love demands that you defend her. It is true that some wives misuse the love of their husbands to misbehave. Nevertheless, husband love your wife. Remember, God is a witness between you and your wife (Malachi 2:14).
REFLECTION:* _Love gives without expecting anything in return._
*PRAYER:* _Lord Jesus, help me to love my wife in your matchless name. Amen.