Title Husbands! Love!/Ephesians 5:25-33
Content Husbands! Love!/Ephesians 5:25-33 Rev. Kiho Um
Established in 2004 as a result of an enactment movement centered on Christianity, the ‘Married Couple’s Day’ aims to awaken the importance of marital relationships and foster a harmonious family. In other words, ‘Couple’s Day’ is an anniversary that started with the idea that various social problems such as youth problems and aging problems can be solved only when the couple, the core of the family in the nuclear family era, are in harmony. The reason why this ‘Couple’s Day’ was set to May 21 has the meaning of ‘two (2) become one (1) in May’, the month of the family. The family is the first institution God has given to man, and it is in a very important position as the smallest community that supports today's society. Therefore, if our families are healthy, our society will be healthy, and if our society is healthy, our nation will be strong.
We all want our families to be happy. To do this, family members need to respect, comfort, and love each other, and it is men who have to play a central role in coordinating and leading the way. Because a man is the head of a family, a child to his parents, a husband to his wife, and a father to his children, his position and role are very important. So today, I would like to find out the secret of achieving family happiness through the main focus of the husband and men, who are in important positions as family leaders.
First, you must love your wife to the end.
In today's text, it says, “Love your wife” (verse 25). The word ‘love’ in this text is ‘agape’ in Greek. As you well know, agape is ‘love willing to sacrifice’. It is the most powerful, most extensive, and most overwhelmingly used word in the Old and New Testaments (John 3:16, Romans 5:5, 1 Corinthians 13). In other words, to “love your wife” means to love with the willingness to sacrifice. God has given a man a head position in the home, but there are husbands who abuse it. When God says that a man is the head, it means the role between husband and wife, not to rule over the wife and children in the household and to press it with force. He said that a man's head of a woman is like Jesus' head of the church. Therefore, husbands must know for sure the unconditional love of Jesus, the head of the church, who gave his life for the church while obeying God even to the point of death.
Second, glorify your wife.
Third, respect your wife.
When married, most wives give their lives to the center of their husbands and children. On the other hand, husbands do not. When you get married, you care more about your business or your job, and you value your friends more than your wife. But a husband who loves his wife listens to her story. He listens to his wife's opinions seriously and takes them wisely. Rather than exercising authority, they consider others and show their utmost love first. Just as a person who sits in a higher position, a great person, or a learned person should be humble and meek, so the husband, the head of the family, should let the spirit of true humility, gentleness, generosity and mercy overflow in the family. Be my wife's best friend. Look forward to talking to your husband all day long, and listen to what your wife has in your heart. Share your experiences at work, new knowledge, and difficult or enjoyable things with your wife through conversation.