Submitting as Christ has Called Us

Ephesians 5:21-23

 “submitting to one another in the fear of God. Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body” (NKJV)

God has appointed men as head of the household and “head of the wife”. In today’s day of “freedoms” and “equal rights”, many would argue that it should be a co-dominate household. God hasn’t created us to be co-leaders, but rather partners that are equally dependent on each other with equally important roles. God created men and women to be judged individually, but to aid each other throughout life. God has appointed men the role of leading his household for which he is responsible, while He has appointed women the role of nurturing both new life and their husband’s life and encourage them through times of trouble.

Jesus Christ is the head of the church just like men are the “head of the wife”. God should be the leader within our church as the head of the “household”. God is not only worthy of this role because He has Created us and is a superlative leader, but also because He is our Savior that has given us salvation. God should not only fulfill the role of a man in our lives, but also the role as a woman; for we are both made in the image of God. We need to allow God to lead and rule in our lives as the uncontestable authority and also allow Him to nurture and encourage us. So we really need to be a child in faith that obeys his father and runs to his mother in times of need.

To apply this, I am going to write down three ways of how God is a father and three ways of how God is a mother and then I am going to pray that I will turn to Him as a father and then as a mother.