Honoring Christ

Ephesians. 5-6; Psalms 119; 1-80 

“Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord…Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church…”

Ephesians 5:21, 25

Our reference point and motivation in loving and submitting to one another in the body of Christ and in our families is Jesus. We honor the living presence of Jesus within each other’s lives, and so we live with humility toward each other. In heaven we will no longer be husband and wife, but rather, brother and sister. This eternal identity in the family of God shapes our relationship patterns now. It is the authority of Jesus that provides the reference point in a Christian marriage and family. Although Christ Jesus had all authority, he humbled himself and became a servant of all. His sacrificial love toward us as the bride of Christ provides both the motivation and example for our love toward each other, in our marriages and in our families.

“Lord Jesus, fill me with your love and humility in my marriage and family, for your glory.”