Christ is the head and Savior of the Church. In God’s
order, husbands submit to God (1
Corinthians 11:3). Contrary to the philosophy that corrupted families
in today’s society, God chose the husband as the leader of his wife and his
household. He does this by laying down his life for them through supporting,
loving, encouraging and cherishing his wife and children (Ephesians
5:23). Then, God calls wives to wholeheartedly submit to their own husband, just
as we submit to the Lord (Ephesians 5:22,24). We put our husband and
his needs first in the priority of our day. We treat him and speak to him with
honor and respect.
This does not mean that we do not get on one another’s
nerves, or that we do not disagree sometimes. We even lose our temper with one
another. However, if we live a lifestyle of mutual service as co-heirs with
Jesus Christ (Ephesians 3:6), then we honor one another above
our self, our friends and the rest of our family (Philippians 2:3). No disagreement
is more important than our commitment to God and one another. As far as it
depends upon us, we live in harmony with our mate (Romans
12:18). We do this because God gives us both the desire and the
ability to walk in His ways (Philippians 2: 12-13).
The Christian life is impossible to live without Christ
living it in and through us. We can never boast, because we are simply an
expression of God’s grace. Due to our union with Christ in salvation, we cease
our striving and enter God’s divine rest regardless of the circumstances in our
life (Hebrews 4:1,10). Apart from Christ, we cannot accomplish anything
of eternal value (John 15:5). We may make a difference on the earth, but it is a
drop in the ocean of time compared to what God wants to use us to accomplish
for His Kingdom. We simply live out the works, which God prepared for us to
perform before the foundation of the earth (Ephesians 2:9-10).
Prayer:
Father God, when someone or something comes against Your
beloved children, You take if very personally, (Zechariah 2:8). You
take vengeance on anyone who harms Your Saints, and you repay them for the harm
they do to us (Romans 12:19). We are very precious in Your
sight (Isaiah 43:3). With this hope in our hearts, we trust that You
will always help those who seek You (Psalm 9:10). Your
grace shapes our life according to Your perfect will for us. Help us to
remember that Your will for our life is not a goal to reach, but a lifestyle to
live.
Thought for the Day:
Let us come to the place of being so dead to our
humanity that Christ’s perfection in us takes over our life.
