Ephesians 5: 24-28; 33b “Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies…and the wife must respect her husband.”
A morning newscast this week gave the results of a recent survey: “The key to a happy marriage is having two separate bathrooms.”
Mutual respect, honesty, and open lines of communication— things I would have thought would top the list—were not even mentioned.
What did God have to say on the subject? I turned to Ephesians. The words submit, love, and respect stood out.
When had those biblical virtues become obsolete and been replaced by things valued by “the world”?
As Christians we must not let love of worldly things keep our eyes off the things of God. We must hold fast to the truths written in the Bible.
If we don’t, we may fall prey to falsely believing that things like a big bank account, expensive clothes, and fancy vacations are keys to not only personal satisfaction, but also happy marriages.
And, like the survey, we might someday find ourselves in the midst of a bathroom renovation, when what we really need to do is to seek the answers in God’s Word.
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