Whose Mail Are You Reading?

No where does the devil fight us more, than in our marriages. The marriage union is a beautiful type of the covenant relationship between Christ and the Church. The devil knows that if he can tear down the sanctity of marriage that he has chipped away at the very institution God ordained in the beginning. His first mission was to cause division between the wife and the husband and he has not stopped the assault.

Ephesians 5:21-33 (Hover for partial passage or click to read full passage)

22 “Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.”

This concept of submission in the marriage union is becoming scarce. This is the age of rebellion, not submission. Women are pushed to become independent and self-reliant. This is not the plan of God.

25 “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it” 

Likewise, there is a void of true love expressed on the part of the husband toward the wife. We don’t have the time nor space to adequately look at all the reasons why this is the case. For now, we will just acknowledge the fact that in general, husbands do not honor and respect their wives as Paul commands. Our model is “as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it”. Many husbands today take and demand rather than give.

Yet, the intent of this blog post is not to expound on the lack of submission from the wives or the lack of love expressed from the husbands.

It is simply this:  READ YOUR OWN MAIL!