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Recap of December 26, 2010 (Ephesians 5:26-33)
1. If a man is to love his wife sacrificially and self-givingly as Paul suggests in Ephesians 5:25, he sill have to clarify and live for what’s important (not just urgent) and what’s priority (not just his passion). In the article, “Tyranny of the Urgent” by Charles E. Hummel, he writes the following: “We live in constant tension between the urgent and the important. The problem is that the important task rarely must be done today or even this week. But the urgent tasks call for instant action—endless demands pressure every hour and day. The momentary appeal of these tasks seems irresistible and important, and they devour our energy. But in the light of time’s perspective their deceptive prominence fades; with a sense of loss we recall the important task pushed aside. We realize we’ve become slaves to the tyranny of the urgent.”
2. A husband is also called to a nurturing love which seeks the full development of his wife spiritually and emotionally (5:26,27). Richard J. Ericksen writes: “Similarly a husband sacrificies his own interests for his wife’s sake, not if she will start to make some self-improvements, but so she may grown to maturity.”
3. A husband’s love must also be a caring love (5:28-30). He provides for his wife, gives her security, and takes care of her.
4. Paul also describes a husband’s love as a committed/exclusive love. (5:31,32).
