Tuesday 25 Oct 2022

October 25: Ephesians 5:25-33

Key Verse: Ephesians 5:30
for we are members of his body.

Devotion:
When we look at the kind of relationship God wants us to have with others, we need to look at the relationship Christ has with the church. Nothing got in the way from allowing Christ to be our Saviour. Nothing was able to stop Him from doing what He wanted to do for us, not even death!

We think of earthly things in such a final and short-lived way whereas Christ looked at things from an eternal point of view. He was not bound by the finality of life as we think of it. He was not bound by the rules and regulations imposed by mankind or even the religious people – Christ freed us from all of this so we can spent eternity with Him in Heaven!

When we look at these words describing the kind of relationship husbands should have for their partners we see an eternal dimension which we don’t tend to look at when we think of relationships. Christ wants us to set aside our limiting factors and think more of the spiritual factors which will last forever.

We need to step aside from our physical limitations when we think of relationships and focus on the spiritual love which goes far beyond the physical. Why should we limit ourselves by earthly measures when Christ clearly did not set any limits on love. He broke the mould and set us free by showing us there is more to love than physical. Spend some of your earthly time with God today in a spiritual way as you pray and wait for answers!

Points to Ponder:
Are you limiting your love by earthly standards?

Do you know Christ never limited Himself?