THURSDAY March 5, 2020

A Duty to Love

Let the husband render to his wife the affection due her, and likewise also the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. And likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.
1 Corinthians 7:3-4

Paul continued to speak on the subject of marriage. Remember, it is a husband’s duty to love his wife (Ephesians 5:25; Colossians 3:19). If a wife feels unloved, she will go elsewhere for affection. She needs her husband to give her attention and affection. Women need to be told how pretty they are, and how much they are loved. Some wives like flowers and little gifts. Others like to be held––caressed. If you show love to your wife, that will keep the temperature of your marriage. When you love and cherish her, she will respect you.

After marriage, some people can become unsatisfied, especially as they grow older––things change. If a husband has watched pornography or other things on television and social media, he may become unsatisfied with his wife. It could be that he is fantasizing and allowing his mind to be seduced. Satan is very clever; when he sees a weakness in a marriage relationship, he will try to bring someone along to tempt them into committing adultery.

A husband may think he is just joking and talking with another woman. Things may begin innocently enough, but then it can turn into giving each other compliments. A husband can tell his wife that the girl he has been speaking with is just a friend. They are just talking, and there is nothing going on. Let me tell you, that is very naïve––the opposite sexes attract. The enemy works to tempt two people to get together, and then they fall into adultery––it happens. The problem is often a lack of self-control. Be careful––blameless.

When you truly love someone, you want to please and honor them by the way you act. How you treat someone shows whether or not you really care about them.
~Billy Graham~

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