What would a church be like if the pastor spent hours every day in prayer, study, meetings, and loving the church people but neglected the emotional and spiritual needs of the one he vowed to love until his death?
What would a church be like if the people came together to praise the Lord with exuberant worship and then went home to give their spouses the silent-treatment?
What would a church be like if the people gathered to pray earnestly and intimately with other congregants on Sunday morning but never prayed with their soulmate or found time for intimacy on those other six days?
What would a church be like if couples sacrificially supported missions all around the world but neglected the needs of their partner who happens to live under the same roof?
What would a church be like if the message on forgiveness was welcomed with a bowed head and raised hand but given up quickly for another unreconcilable argument on the way home?
Let’s strive to be a better church. Let’s keep preaching salvation. Let’s keep mentioning the staples of prayer, forgiving, missions, worship, service, charity, and the likes. But along with all of these, let’s add a lot more of that message that will make our homes better and, as a result, make our churches better, too. “Husbands, love your wives.”
“This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church. Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.” Ephesians 5:32-33