‘But there is one thing I want you to know: The head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. ‘ 1 Corinthians 11:3(NLT)
‘Care for the flock that God has entrusted to you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly—not for what you will get out of it, but because you are eager to serve God. Don’t lord it over the people assigned to your care, but lead them by your own good example. ‘ 1 Peter 5:2-3(NLT)
‘And further, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord. 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. As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything. For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word. 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. 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. No one hates his own body but feeds and cares for it, just as Christ cares for the church. And we are members of his body. As the Scriptures say, “A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.” This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one. So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.’ Ephesians 5:21-33(NLT)
Devotional Content:
Okay guys, here is the second question to ask yourself as you work to relate better to your wife.
Question: “Is God at the center of your marriage?”
For most of us, that is a tough one. This is an area that can really scare us. I mean, if we struggle being relational, how can we lead our wives spiritually? Let me give you some ideas to get you started.
Find a good church and go—take your wife and go every week.
Pray for your wife every day. Keep it simple. Ask God to give her a good day and to help you to be a great husband.
Read the Bible with her. You do not have to be a Bible scholar. Download the YouVersion Bible App. It has lots of great reading plans and devotionals that will make you look like a Bible scholar. Talk together about what you read.
That’s it. Do this for 60 days and let us know what happens.
Today’s Challenge:
Dr. Kim shares that if we aren’t relational at all, we can’t lead our wives spiritually. What can you do to be more relational with your wife when it comes to God?
Going Deeper:
1. What do you think it means to lead your wife spiritually?
2. Are you a part of a local church? If not, what is standing in your way? Make a commitment to find a church to attend regularly with your wife. Look up 3 potential churches for you to go to in your area and visit them to find the church that’s right for you.
3. Dr. Kim shares some practical ways to put God at the center of your marriage: Find a good church, pray for your wife every day, read the Bible with your wife, and then talk together about what you read. Make a commitment to do those 4 things with your wife for 60 days and watch it change your marriage.
4. Pray and ask God to help you put Him at the center of your marriage.
from Three Questions For Husbands by Dr. Kim Kimberling