THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Husbands are called by God to be loving leaders of their household. The husband’s basic role is to love. That word is agape, a deep, unconditional, irrevocable type of love. That’s the standard: Husbands, unconditionally, irrevocably, love your wives. Not “rule your wives” or “order them around,” but “love them.” The husband is to initiate with love. Though he is to be the head of the home for the sake of authority and structure, in another sense he’s to be the heart of the home. The husband sets the tone of love in a household, with leadership balanced by affection. To follow God’s design for a marriage takes humility, forgiveness, love, and submission. And speaking as one husband to other husbands: We need to die to ourselves, to humble ourselves. It begins with us. Love as Christ loved.
Posted on: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 19:07:01 +0000