5 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
Ephesians 5:25-32
It’s wonderful how God uses my loving Ann to tune my ear to Him, to help me live more and more in His amazing ways that bless Ann and me in so many ways. As I’m more gentle with her, as I listen to her more, as I’m careful to be more attentive to her needs, to tell her how blessed I am to be her husband and how beautiful she is, God makes me more sensitive to His will which is to bless both of us as I love Ann more. Learning to love Annie has made me more like Jesus, and there is always a blessing in becoming more like our blessed Savior and Lord. Always.
Husband, love your wife…What a blessing God has in store for us when we love our wife as Christ loves the church.
God bless,
Mark
Note: While we may not agree with everything a particular church or Christian group teaches or believes, there are times when we can be blessed by something outside the realm of our current understanding of God.