Paul is giving social custom lesson as well as instruction to the church on their relationship with Christ. These social customs that would effect the church world for centuries were taken from the principals of Ephesians. The fact is serve one’s husband is also for the husband to serve the wife. Yet the problem some groups have with this passage is that it does not seem to advocate equality, without adding a few passage of scripture to context of this passage. Christ called all of His children to be servants of each other. To serve and not to be dictator. To show equality. From the demonstration of Servanthood with Christ washing the feet of the disciples to going to the cross. Self sacrifice being key. Not in suicidal fashion but under the law of the land. Now with this mind one has to ask how can a spouse sacrifice it giving up of one’s own desire and looking after the need of the other. It is sounds simple enough. I can give up my candy bar for my husband to have his soda for work. However few would look at that as a real sacrifice unless one is desperately craving chocolate. Yet it is principal that is being implied. Or giving up for the betterment of the other. Sacrificing adultress relationship for the love of your life and not a one night/or weekly fling. It seeing the other’s need of medicine before your need of a new outfit.

To sacrifice as Christ did is not always necessary for the church today. Yet some agree in the political world that Christians have been persecuted. I agree and disagree. I sometimes feel that some to look at the legality of the law and the legality of social custom. It is like children being told not to bring their Bible to school, is only because the Bible was already taken out of school, or it has become a distraction from the work in the classroom. If these thing are not then one has to consider what is to have the right to carry your religious book to the classroom and read it during the day when it recess or lunch. It can be a deterrent from learning social skills, or it can be a life safer if the anger one feeling because of not liking a subject is calming. However one has to ask is the argument worth the fight or vise versa. The truth is as long as it not effecting the course of learning of the day then there should be no problem. Yet some see it another way. I was not a Bible tote in school but I knew a few that were and carried it to every class. I never felt it necessary to carry one beyond a New Testament in my purse. Yet I wonder the example and mark the children that carried their Bible had on other students, publicly showing their faith not just in words. One can preach but it does no good without example. One can talk of a good family and unity but unless it is seen it seems like something unattainable.

Christ will day come and take you home, until that time it is our responsibility to care for each other as part of the family of God. To care for the sheep in the field and the lambs. To care for one’s spouse is to show equality and sacrifice. One can not give up for the church without being well to stand up for Jesus. Willing to share the Gospel in difficult times. To share and glorify God when no one else will. It is much better when the army is shouting then when one walking alone with God. Yet God is the Great Shepherd and Christ the husband of the church, Lord of leading his people in good pasture, but what about war times, God still guides one’s feet even if the enemy surround them. Yet despite persecution the church is still a testimony to the lost.

What are you willing to do for Christ and the church. How much will you endure for faith in God? Are you will to stand on religious freedom and first on the word of God. People have been standing up. And saying respect our rights and respect our freedom, yet it the take that hurts. When we see the atheist have their song in public square at the Super bowl don’t think every Christ does not cringe. Yet for equality they got rights too. We need to pray harder that the church voice will be louder then the devil and that unity of the church world will come more and more together like the family unit is suppose to be in our homes.

Dear Heavenly Father help us to work for unity in the home, serving and sacrificing when the need arises. In Jesus precious name, Amen.