June 25, 2026 | Be Connected
A Word to Wives
Scripture: Ephesians 5:21-24(NIV)
21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
Devotional
In the Bible, Jesus and the church are compared to a marriage with Jesus as the bridegroom and the church is the wife. As the old song goes, “the church is not a building… The church is a people”. We are all the church.
In Genesis 2:24, a man and woman are united to be one flesh. They are one. It is a covenant. In the comparison of a marriage to Jesus, the husband (Jesus) is the head of the church, and wives (the church) submit to their husband.
I feel like this can be easily taken out of context, especially in this modern world we live in. How dare the Bible tell women to submit to their husbands! What have we fought for? Equality!
“Submit” in this context does not necessarily mean “submit” as it does in modern context. Today “submit” means to accept superior force of another person. In the Bible, the meaning of “submit” is closer to aligning themselves to another.
I have been married for 21 years. Somedays that feels like forever. Other days it feels like we are just getting started. Even though in many ways we are different, I would like to think that our overall values align. Our big-ticket items agree. The main thing is the main thing for both of us. One of the things that I looked for in a spouse was a Christian with faith similar to mine. Because faith is an important part of my life, I knew it had to be a part of our life together. I know I chose well when I see that faith in our children also. Just as Jesus loves the church and takes care of the church, I know that my husband will not lead me astray, and he always has my best interests and needs in mind when making decisions.
We as the church need to align with Jesus, and He will love us as husbands love their wives. How can we work to “submit” to Jesus and align our lives with what he wants for us?
