Husbands love your wives

“Husbands , love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her , that He might sanctify  and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word .” ( Ephesians 5:24)

This verse simply puts the husband in the best position of his life … to love his wife. For me, it is more than a commandment but a commitment call for all husbands to rally behind the nourishing and cherishing their wives just as Christ does to the church. In the precedent verses , wives are called to submit to their husbands which is a Godly thing to do. However, there may be a question floating as to who do the first move then, the submitting wife or the loving husband ?  In my point of view, both must exert the effort in doing their share of building a strong relationship. But if we take a glimpse of what the Bible says on this regard, I understand that it was Christ who loved the church first. By giving his life for the salvation of his people, he has proven beyond reasonable doubt that his love towards them is pure and sincere. Thereafter, the church begins to submit herself before him without question. It is to this effect that I am  challenging all husbands in this generation to love their respective wives just as Christ loved his church. We must prove not only to ourselves but to God that we are his obedient children that seeks to glorify him in everything that we do. 

Wives submit to your husbands

“Wives , submit to your own husbands , as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife , as also as 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 there own husbands in everything.” (Ephesians 5:22-24)

A triple of verses above simply implies the importance of submission in a husband and wife marital relationship. As such, I do not consider these verses as ordinary as what might perceived of but rather a topic that brings much blessings if taken in God’s perspective. The act of submission of the wife is compared to the submission of the church to  Christ as head of the church. Every Christian believer for that matter would agree with me in believing that Christ is the ultimate head of the church; thus , total act of worship and adoration is given to him. As a result, the church has been blessed by God overwhelmingly. In the same manner as the wife submits herself to her husband in everything as commanded, the latter does not only receive favor from her husband but a blessing from God who in the first place has this instruction. However, I can’t just understand why a significant number of wives has difficulty in doing so. Would it be because their respective husbands do not deserve that degree of submission just as Christ is respected. Would it be because the husband fails to show his love to his wife?    Nonetheless, if the husband makes the first move of showing his love to his wife just as Christ took the bold step of loving the church  first, submission of wife to her husband I supposed would not be a problem :)