When You’ve Been Married a While: Husbands, Lead At first glance, the Bible’s instructions for husbands sound right up our alley. The husband is head of the wife? Cool. Honey, go make dinner while I take a nap. But listen how the Bible describes Christian headship: “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her” (Ephesians 5:25). You might say that Christ loved us to death. His death. This is Christ-love for husbands: loving her not for what I get out of it but loving to give, loving to make her life better, loving in terms that make sense to her. This is headship: not exhausting her with my expectations and demands but giving myself up for her. You have bigger muscles and a bigger frame, not to enforce your will but to provide her with a feeling of security. You have less emotional vulnerability so that you can be the rock in her life. Let’s review: What happens when you lead in your home the way Christ leads his people? She will love it. Christ will love it. You will love it. For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her (Ephesians 5:25 NLT)
Posted on: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 09:36:58 +0000
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