Dear Brethren,

MEDITATION

28 So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves
himself.
29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the
church.
30 For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones.
31
“For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two
shall become one flesh.”
32 This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
33 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 5:28-33

OBSERVATION AND INTERPRETATION
1. Husband and wife relationship

a) There ought to be love

i) Natural
ii) Logical

b) The natural and logical love for one’s body

i) We feed and nourish the body
ii) We seek to be strong and healthy
iii) If we are sick, we seek a cure

2. The Lord’s love for the Church

a) He loves the church as His bride
b) He nourishes the church
c) He cherishes the church

3. The Church described in the language found in Genesis

a) Of His flesh
b) Of His bones

4. We are “one flesh” with the Lord Jesus Christ
5. A great mystery revealed

a) The Lord Jesus and the Church

b) This is a marriage relationship

i) Of love
ii) Of commitment

6. Application to Life

a) The husband is to love his wife
b) The wife is to respect her husband in response

APPLICATION TO LIFE AND MINISTRY

1. What is lacking

a) In Church
b) In Marriage

2. There is a lack:

a) Of love
b) Of commitment
c) Of nourishment

3. This understanding of Love
This must be regained and practised consistently

Prayerfully,
Pastor Charles Tan