Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church and gave His life for her -Ephesians 5:25.
A few of the verses before this one speaks to wives saying, "Wives submit to your husbands, as to the Lord, for the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church, and He is the Savior of the body. Therefore just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything" (vs. 22-24).
The Lord laid out the order of the family from the beginning of creation. Man was created and the Lord said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him." God then let a deep sleep fall on Adam and took a rib, closed up the flesh and with that rib made a woman and presented her to Adam. Adam said, "This is now bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called woman."
Therefore shall a man leave his mother and father and shall be joined to his wife and they shall become one flesh. After the fall in the garden God then told the woman she shall desire her husband and he shall rule over her (Gen. 3:16). Under Grace dispensation Jesus says to love your wife as He loved the church and gave His life for it. Love your wife as you love yourself. This means to treat your wife with the utmost respect. Husbands love your wives.
Prayer: Lord teach us how to love our wives. Amen.
Encouragement: Husbands, remember that a happy wife means a happy life.
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