November 2, 2023

Ephesians 5:22-33 (HCSB)
22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. 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. 31 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” 32 This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. 33 However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

Michael Rigsby
Men, before your wife should submit to you, you must first love her just as Christ loves you. We are to protect our wives and make them feel whole and complete just as God intends. Provide them emotional support, make your wife feel as though she is flawless in your eyes, a perfect gift to you from God alone. You are then told to love your wife as your own body for you were made as one flesh in the eyes of the Lord. Ladies, you are also told to submit yourselves to your husbands just as the church submits itself to Christ. You should believe in your husbands just as you believe in Christ. Give him encouragement and show your confidence in him so that he knows you are there for him even when nobody else seems to be. Regardless of our marital status, we should also show the same love towards Jesus by giving His church our very best in all the areas she has a need. She is His bride and we should love her and support her just as we should with our spouse.