Ephesians 5:25-27
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.
The strong and powerful waves did this in obedience to the LORD. He commands the waves. The waves don't do their own thing. The winds He sends out carries this task with it. Part of the self-cleansing power of the oceans. God has made all things that way. The cleaning up system in full display by the power of His Word. He is that Word. Jesus Christ our Lord Himself is that Word. Sometimes He speaks to the seas and all evil things go missing on the land. Such is His powerful word that comes out of His mouth. At other times, He commands and all things are swallowed up! The power of His cleansing. More is coming soon! Maybe the sun turning hot red this time! Let's wait and see! The LORD can do anything He wants. Only He can do these things, the Devil can't. That's not in the Devil's power. The only power he has been given is deceive weaklings in God's sight. Weaklings in God's sight are those who only obey the sinful nature of the Devil in them. They never obey what Christ had commanded even though they know what He had commanded. They pretend not to know. They have to be reminded time and again about obeying Christ but when it comes to obeying the sinful nature in them, it's very quickly done without thinking twice. This is so because there is attached all kinds of physical pleasure when they please the sinful urges of the nature of the Devil in them.
How does a husband keep his wife without wrinkles, blemish and stains in the natural sense? Is that possible? The husband must be someone who he himself does not grow old. We know wrinkles, stains, blemish on your skin appears as a result of your old age. Now, how does the husband who also grows old with his wife together, save her from that? He must be someone who does not grow old or die. He is!. Jesus Christ our Lord does not grow old or die anymore. He has overcome death the first time and there is no second death for Him. He became the author of life. He proved the point to everyone that He was that Tree of life in the garden of Eden. He is the Life-giver to all mankind and there is none other. We are talking about eternal life here! He not only rose from the dead but He gives eternal life to all those who believe, love and obey Him. It's a relationship! A relationship like that of a husband and wife. Only that, now its different- it's an eternal relationship of trust, loyalty and obedience to Him Are we ready for this?.
