Ephesians: Things Money Can’t BuyEphesians 5:21-33: Marriage, for DummiesJanuary 13, 2013Please turn in your Bibles to Ephesians 5:21Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, 20always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 5:19b-20Vs 21: Mutual Submission: key to understanding next 20 versesApp: Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.Submission: Taking our divinely ordered place in any relationship. It can never be required by one human being of another; it can only be given on the basis of trust built on who God is, what God has said and a willingness to learn to grow in relationships. Vs 22-24: How Submission Looks to a Wife“It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”Genesis 2:18 “I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing; with pain you will give birth to children.Your desire will be for your husband,and he will rule over you.” Genesis 3:16Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.” Galatians 3:13There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:28App: Wives, allow your husband the opportunity to develop the leader in himself.Vs 25-33: How Submission Looks to a HusbandApp: Your wife’s role in life isn’t to make you happy, but we glorify God in all relationships as we learn to submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.Why does the Scripture specifically use the word submit in relation to a wife’s approach to her husband, while it uses love in relation to a husband’s approach to his wife? Perhaps it’s rooted in God’s understanding of us giving the other what they need most.What is God’s Spirit speaking into your life today? How must you respond?