SATURDAY January 11, 2025

God Ordained Marriage Roles

Wives, submit to your own husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them.
Colossians 3:18-19

The Apostle Paul completed Colossians 3 by teaching about the different roles assigned to a husband and wife. He addressed each spouse on what God ordained in His Word regarding the way they should work together in the home.

God’s call for the wife is one of submission to her husband, but the greatest need for the wife is to know that she is loved by her husband. Therefore, the husband’s call is to love his wife. I have seen that when a wife does not feel secure in her husband’s love for her, then she will begin to question everything. A wife will not trust her husband’s leadership in the home; she will challenge it. Your wife needs to know that you love her.

Entwined in the holy marriage union are two distinct roles––one for the husband and one for the wife. If these precepts are diligently followed, a married couple will help build a foundation for a successful marriage. Remember, as a husband and wife, you are setting and building a foundation for the next generation to follow.

If we really want God to bless our marriages and homes, then we need to be open to the Holy Spirit and His conviction to correct and change what we are doing wrong in our marriage relationships. You see, our faith in Jesus Christ is not just our relationship with Him, but also with others, including our spouses. God desires a change of heart that will bring about change in our marriages and homes.

Husbands and wives, are you fulfilling your roles in your marriage? If you are struggling in your relationship, listen to me, there is hope because God is the One who can do a miracle in your marriage. Husbands, it starts with you. Love your wives, and this will encourage her to trust you, and she will be submissive to you.

“Being in love” first moved them to promise fidelity: this quieter love enables them to keep the promise.
~C.S. Lewis~

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