Happy Valentine Day
In honor of Saint Valentine’s Day, I would like to share a passage of Scripture with you that can revolutionize your relationship.
The scripture I want to look at is Ephesians 5:25-30. This passage is addressed specifically to husbands. But that does not mean the rest of you won’t get something out if it.
In fact, wives, you probably want to save this blog to share with your husband.
Single guys and young men, you want to pay attention because this passage describes the kind of love you ought to have for you future wife.
And, young women, you’ll want to pay extra attention, because this passage will supply you with a standard by which you should measure every future relationship.
If a man does not treat you with the kind of love this passage describes, then he is not a man you want to marry. Okay?
Okay then, let’s see what God’s Word says to husbands:
Ephesians 5:25-30 NIV (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, (30) for we are members of his body.
Jesus loved you and me so much that he literally gave his life for us. If that is our example, how do we apply that? I doubt if any of us will ever be called to literally die for our wives, so how do we love sacrificially?
Sacrificial love will look different in every marriage, but it will always involve giving of yourself for your wife.
Put simply, sacrificial love is about putting your wife before yourself. Life after marriage is not about me; it’s about we. That can mean a lot of things.
That may mean sacrificing your need to be right. There are times when you just know you are right, and your spouse is wrong. Right? LOL.
The argument can go on and on, for days, when you feel it is necessary to be right. But a smart man once said, “You can be right or you can be married, you can’t be both.” LOL.
Maybe it means sacrificing a fishing/hunting trip so that your wife can attend a weekend conference.
It might mean giving up a hobby that you enjoy in order to spend more time with your family or working overtime in order to provide for her and the kids. Examples are endless.
Christ's love for the church is without limits; nothing is held back.
When you sacrifice for your wife, it tells her that she’s important to you. It shows her that you love her.
Have a Happy Valentine’s Day
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