Devotionals for August 30, 2022
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READ
Ephesians 5:21-28: (NLT)
21 And further, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
22 For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord. 23 For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his body, the church. 24 As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything.
25 For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her 26 to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word. 27 He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault. 28 In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man who loves his wife actually shows love for himself.
21 And further, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
22 For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord. 23 For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his body, the church. 24 As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything.
25 For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her 26 to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word. 27 He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault. 28 In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man who loves his wife actually shows love for himself.
REFLECT
Ephesians 5:21-28 is a beautiful testament to God's love for his people. Paul relates the marriage relationship to the relationship between Christ and his church. As a wife allows her husband to become responsible for her and a husband accepts this responsibility, prioritizing her well-being over his own, a married couple is the embodiment of Christ's bond with His Church.
APPLY
Q: How does Paul describe Christ's role in the church?
Q: How can you be the wife/husband described in today's scripture?
Q: Who do you know who needs to see the embodiment of Christ's bond with His Church?
Q: How can you be the wife/husband described in today's scripture?
Q: Who do you know who needs to see the embodiment of Christ's bond with His Church?
SING
PRAY
"May your Kingdom come soon. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven."
Oh, my Father! your will brings only good things for your people. You are to be praised and exalted. What glorious things await your sons and daughters when your kingdom comes!
Oh, my Father! your will brings only good things for your people. You are to be praised and exalted. What glorious things await your sons and daughters when your kingdom comes!