In this Words From The Word devotion, Pastor Roderick Webster teaches from Ephesians 5:32-33 (KJV) and reveals the divine mystery: marriage is a picture of Christ and His church.

Paul says, "This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church." God designed marriage to be more than a partnership—it's a living testimony of the Bridegroom's love for His bride. Every Christian marriage has a sacred responsibility: to demonstrate Christ's sacrificial, purifying, protecting love to a watching world.

You might be asking:

How should I love my wife as Christ loves the church?

What does it mean to reverence my husband?

Why does God care so much about marriage?

How can my home be a testimony to the lost?

In this devotion you'll learn:

The mystery Paul revealed: Christ as the Bridegroom, the church as the bride

God's command to every husband: love your wife as yourself

God's command to every wife: reverence and respect your husband

How Christian marriages become examples the world needs to see

Pastor Webster reminds us: "The world is looking for examples to follow. Let's be that example that will help the world find their place... that would bring them back to the Lord."

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0:00 Opening + hymn reflection

1:04 Ephesians 5: The marriage mystery

2:06 What is a mystery?

3:04 The bride of Christ

4:19 Every husband: love like yourself

5:09 Wives: reverence your husband

7:33 Your home reflects God's church

8:56 Closing prayer

Is selfishness destroying your marriage? If you've ever thought "I'm looking out for myself," this Words From The Word devotion will show you God's warning—and His blueprint for oneness. Pastor Roderick Webster teaches from Ephesians 5:28-31 (KJV) and reveals the truth: when self is at the center of marriage, the relationship loses its purpose and heads for destruction.

Scripture paints a different picture. Husbands are called to love their wives as their own bodies, just as Christ loves and nourishes the church. When Adam saw Eve, he said, "This is bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh"—he understood they were one. God still expects this in marriage today.

You might be asking:

• What does "one flesh" actually mean in daily life?
• How do I love my wife the way God commands?
• What does "leaving and cleaving" look like practically?
• How do I stop selfishness from ruining my marriage?

In this devotion you'll learn:

• Why selfishness destroys what God designed for oneness (Ephesians 5)
• How Christ's love for the church is your marriage model
• What Adam understood about marriage that we must understand today
• The biblical command to leave your parents and cleave to your wife

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00:00 Introduction and Greetings00:03 The Importance of Devotions in Marriage01:02 Biblical Foundation of Marriage01:50 The Role of Love and Submission02:14 Unity in Marriage02:35 Adam and Eve: The First Marriage03:47 Selfishness in Marriage04:25 Christ's Love for the Church07:12 The Oneness of the Body of Christ09:03 Leaving and Cleaving in Marriage10:37 Conclusion and Final Blessings

How Christ's Love for the Church Redefines Marriage | Ephesians 5

Marriage can be hard. The person you married changes. Circumstances shift. Feelings fade. And you're left asking, "How do I keep loving when I don't feel it anymore?"

Pastor Roderick Webster addresses this struggle head-on in today's Words From The Word devotion. Opening Ephesians 5:25-33 (KJV), he reveals a love that doesn't depend on feelings, attraction, or perfection—a love modeled after Christ Himself.

"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave Himself for it."

Christ didn't love the church because she was flawless. He loved her, died for her, sanctified her, and will one day present her to Himself as a glorious bride—spotless and beautiful. That's the standard. That's the command. And that's what God calls every Christian husband to do.

WHAT THIS EPISODE COVERS:

- The biblical foundation for marital love (1 John 4, Ephesians 5)

- Why love is a command, not a feeling

- Christ's sacrificial example: He gave Himself, His blood, His life

- How the church is sanctified and cleansed by the Word

- The call to love your wife as your own body

SCRIPTURES REFERENCED:

Ephesians 5:25-33, 1 John 4:7-12, Matthew 20:28, Luke 22:19-20, 1 Peter 1:18-21, Revelation 1:5, Genesis 2:21-24

This isn't just theology—it's transformation. Let God's Word renew your marriage today.

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00:00 Introduction and Opening Prayer00:23 Sweet Will of God: A Hymn Reflection01:02 Practical Christian Living: Love in the Home01:15 Biblical Command to Love: A Deeper Dive04:01 Sacrificial Love: Christ's Example08:09 Sanctification and Cleansing by the Word11:05 The Church as the Bride of Christ15:42 Husbands and Wives: One Flesh18:34 Conclusion and Blessings