Last night after watching an episode of Robin Hood (BBC show)…(in which Sir Guy Gisbon opted to sacrifice his free ride of getting out of the castle before it was destroyed… He was granted free access out because he was a black night, but since Marian decided not to leave, he stayed because life wasn’t worth it without her.)
Kristen asked me… what would you do for me?
She talked briefly about how women are captivated by Men who will boldly pursue them with passion.
When I was faced with that question, it was tough. I was stuck and couldn’t figure I’d go to war.. or typically would I take a bullet for her.. I tried coming up with scenarios and all of them were grandiose.
Later while laying in bed, this question kept after me.. but reality hit me and it became clear that it wouldn’t be either practical nor a big sacrifice to look at those grand sacrifices… I mean that in terms that it wouldn’t cost me much. But what costs me more is my day to day life.
What could this challenge be calling me to?
My thoughts immediately run to Ephesians where Paul calls us to love our wives as Christ loved the church… and so gave himself up for her.. it’s this representation that is a battle, and as my friend Harrison taught me long ago.. a decision that will only be followed thru on if you’ve made your mind up first…
So in Ephesians, it gets to this famous passage and somehow we always miss it... three verses near the end of chapter five get the mega phone and the 9 following it simply go with the wind.. what I want to look at are the 9 following beginning with Husbands, love your wives..." I will insert it below and let the conversation begin... (I suppose we'll all use whatever translation we have on hand.. I just used NIV thru Bible Gateway.com)
25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26to make her holy, cleansinga]">[a] her by the washing with water through the word, 27and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. 28In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church— 30for we are members of his body. 31"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."b]">[b] 32This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. 33However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
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