Category: General
Thought : To me, marriages would do well to meditate on the sacred, invisible and binding union God has created for them. Question : How is my mate spiritually joined to me? Scripture : Ephesians 5:30 (NIV): "for we are members of his body." This...
Thought : To me, a man's love for his wife should be as smooth and automatic a behavior as feeding himself. Question : Do I realize how much Christ cares for His church? Scripture : Ephesians 5:29 (NIV): "After all, no one ever hated his own body, but...
Thought : To me, true, Christian love invested in a wife by her husband will always come back to that husband. Question : As a husband, have I loved my wife the way I love myself? Scripture : Ephesians 5:28 (NIV): "In this same way, husbands ought to love...
Thought : To me, to want the best for a mate is a powerful and pure thing.
Question : Do I not want my loved one to be the best they can be?
Scripture : Ephesians 5:27 (NIV): "and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain...
T hought : To me, Christ's love is rich in its holy purposes. Good marriages will also flourish if they set moral purity as an important goal. Question : When I love someone, is my goal to see them kept pure? Scripture : Ephesians 5:26 (NIV): ...
Thought : To me, husbands have a great privilege in being called to emulate Christ's love (for His church) to their wives. Question : Do I give a Christ-like love in my marriage? Scripture : Ephesians 5:25 (NIV): "Husbands, love your wives, just as...
Thought : To me, a good Christian marriage will look to Christ every day as guide and role model. Question : Do I depend on Christ in all my human relationships? Scripture : Ephesians 5:24 (NIV): "Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should...
Thought : To me, marriages ought to symbolize the headship of Christ over His church body, with the husband as head and the wife as body.
Question : Do I appreciate the sacredness of marriage?
Scripture : Ephesians 5:23 (NIV): "For the husband...
Thought : To me, the lesson of submission is a priceless one--shown to us dynamically through Christ's submission to His Father.
Question : Have I learned how to submit to another?
Scripture : Ephesians 5:22 (NIV): "Wives, submit to your...
Thought : To me, until a person has learned how to submit to Christ, he will never make an effective or competent leader. Question : Do I demonstrate a respect for Christ in how I relate to others? Scripture : Ephesians 5:21 (NIV): "Submit to one another...