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Husbands, Love Your Wife

 Ephesians 5:25 – “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her.” 

            For years I have heard men describe their wives in a derogatory way. I remember working in my father’s retail business and hearing the men who came into the warehouse degrade their wives. It bothered me and showed such disrespect to their spouses. When we married, we entered into a covenant. We promised to love each other unconditionally. This is during the good times, the bad times, the happy times, and the sad times. 


            The Bible outlines the duties and responsibilities of a Godly husband. Matthew 19:3-9 says we are to live with her for life. Malachi 2:14-15 says we are to be faithful to her. The Proverbs offers these words of wisdom In Proverbs 5:18-20, “Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice with the wife of your youth. As a loving deer and a graceful doe, let her breasts satisfy you at all times; and always be enraptured with her love. For why should you, my son, be enraptured by an immoral woman, and be embraced in the arms of a seductress?”


            The Apostle Peter gives these instructions how to honor our wives. I Peter 3:7 says, “Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be

hindered.”


            Husband, you are called to be the leader in the home. You must take the lead in spiritual matters. You must put God first in everything you do. Matthew 6:33 says, “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” If you want your wife to love and respect you, then give her reason to. Love and cherish her. To honor your wife means to give her understanding, to protect her and to provide a covering for her. I Timothy 5:8 says you are to provide for your wife and family. 


            A German group of psychologists, physicians and insurance companies who cooperated on a research project, designed to find the secret to long life and success, made a surprising discovery. The secret? Kiss your wife each morning when you leave for work! The meticulous German researchers discovered that men who kiss their wives every morning have fewer automobile accidents on their way to work than men who omit the morning kiss. The good-morning kissers miss less work because of sickness and earn 20 to 30 percent more money than non-kissers. How do they explain their findings? According to West Germany's Dr. Arthur Szabo, "A husband who kisses his wife every morning begins the day with a positive attitude.”[I] Husband, love your wife as Christ loved the church. 


[i] Taken from the internet, May 12, 2025, Kissing Adds Years to Your Life, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/stronger-at-the-broken-places/201907/kissing-adds-years-to-your-life

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