Monday March 27
Bible Reading: Eph. 5: 21 - 33
Topic: The Place Of Love And Submission In
Marriage
Today's passage considered
the Christian blueprint for marriage because in it, Paul gave instructions on
how marriage should built in Christ.
He compared marriage to a
relationship between Christ and the Church.
The man should model his
love for his wife on the sacrificial love of Christ for His Church for which He
gave His Life.
The woman should submit to
her husband even as the Church submits to Christ as her Lord.
It is the wife that needs
love because of her tender heart.
Apostle Peter explains why
the wife should submit to her husband (1 Pet. 3: 1 - 6)
Through submission,
unbelieving husbands could be won to Christ when they observe their chaste
conducts.
For any marriage to thrive
and succeed as God intended, each party must play their part.
In loving and caring for
his wife, the husband must be aware that the wife is the weaker vessel.
Good relationship is
essential because failure to heed God's command can hinder the prayers of the
husband.
For all married couples,
today's meditation is a call to reassess your relationships and come to God in
repentance for any areas where you are falling short of His standards.
For those awaiting
marriage, it is important for you to know how well you are to prepare to fulfill
your own role in marriage.
Prayer:
Lord show me Your favour
in all I do in my marriage and help to play my role for its success for I pray
in Jesus Name, Amen.
Memory verse: Eph. 5: 33
"Nevertheless let
every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself and the wife
see that she reverence her husband"
Source:
The Daily Fountain
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
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