All the stuff I used as we tried to be open before the Lord as to the profound mystery of the Messiah and His community and the marriage relationship in Ephesians 5.
Do you see how we’re not talking
about control today? No! We’re talking about the very opposite of
control. We’re talking humility, selflessness, putting others
first, all leading to beautiful unity in all our relationships. Who
is our role model? Jesus, who put us first. Try putting some
submission in your relationships. Watch for opportunities to yield
this week, as an act of worship to the One who yielded for you.
Under the heading “Be filled with the
Spirit” which should be our ultimate goal as individuals and as a
body, Paul lists (1) Speak to one another in psalms, hymns, and
spiritual songs.
Making melody in your heart to
God
Gratitude
Submit to one another in the
fear of the Messiah
A) in marriage
B) children
slaves/masters
2 Tim. 3:12,13 “If we endure, we
will also reign with Him;
If we deny Him, He will also deny us;
If we are faithless, He remains
faithful,
for He cannot deny Himself.”
Eve not “ex nihilio” but made from
Adam's rib.
Mistreating your wife is mistreating
yourself because of the unity.
If you voluntarily submit to the curse
you take away its power to bring death.
Submit (wife) your will given to
another
Love (husband) your very life given to
another
Men , be the first to apologize,
pursue, cherish,
Focus on your role
the husband is not given any permission
to make a wife submit
she is asked to voluntarily submit and
if she doesn't oh well, that
is between her and God
our deepest joy is found in sacrifice
When people see how the husband acts,
they are to see the Messiah very high calling
You and I are not the point of marriage
Bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh,
literally my bone was removed and used, compare this to, we are
partakers of the divine nature! Be amazed, stand in silent awe of
the majesty of these words.
“ loving
possession. He said, "She is bone of my bones, and flesh of my
flesh." He felt she was his own and belonged solely to him. Of
anything there might be in the Garden, Adam was but owner in the
second degree. But when he saw her, he felt she was all his own. By
bonds and ties which did not admit of dispute, his bone and his flesh
was she. Now, Beloved, at this moment let this thought dance through
your soul—you belong to Jesus— altogether you belong to Jesus!
Let not your love go forth to earthly things, so soiled and dim, but
send it all away, up to Him to whom you belong—yes, send it all to
Him. “ Spurgeon
“There
is between you and your Lord a similarity of Nature and an
intimate relationship! You have a mysterious extraction from
Him and He has a loving possession of you—and a vital union
with you. Come, now, we must only have a few minutes to catch
some of the juice that will flow out of these clusters of
Eshcol while we tread them for a moment, just to show what the
wines of the kingdom are like.”CHS
The
husband is not to demand submission from the wife. She is to
offer it freely and lovingly. This submission is to her “own
husband”
only!
Women are not subservient to men. They are equals, even in the
home. But, God has invested leadership in the husband and he
will be held responsible for the home. He will give an account
for his actions as the head of the home when he stands before
Jesus.
Alan
carr
Helper
is a word used for God's help numerous times. Eve has a high
calling.
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“Our
help
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is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.”
Malachi 2:15
TLV
15 Did the One not make her with a remnant of
Ruach?
Then what is the One seeking?
Offspring of
God!
So protect your spirit—
do not betray the wife of your
youth.
NKJV
different
15 But did He not make
them one,
Having
a remnant of the Spirit?
And why one?
He seeks godly
offspring.
Therefore take heed to your spirit,
And let none
deal treacherously with the wife of his youth.
Adam out of his rib – Eve literally
they are one and whole together
Jesus out of His side the life blood of
our salvation flowed and since His name means Salvation is of God we
complete Him (though He is lacking nothing) by being the object of
His salvation.
Colossians 1:24 we are His hands and
feet and we display His heart to the world through the power of the
Holy Spirit.
