The Ephesians 5 Husband:

The Ephesians 5 Husband:

The Qualities of a Proverbs 31 wife are what every godly woman desires and strives towards, and it’s what our Godly men expect of us. Yes a Proverbs 31 wife is the true definition of the “trophy wife.” She is a woman her husband can be proud to call his, and as the Bible passage says, “She is more precious than rubies” and surpasses all women.and if I am a Proverbs 31 woman, then I deserve and need an Ephesians 5 husband. 

²² Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord.23 for the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. ²⁴ Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

²⁵ Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her ²⁶ to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, ²⁷ and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. ²⁸ In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. ²⁹ After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church— ³⁰ for we are members of his body.31 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” ³² This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. ³³ However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. (Ephesians 5: 22-33)

 5 ways to be the Ephesians 5 Husband:

Give Yourself Up for Her: Marriage can be seen as one big journey from selfishness to selflessness. An Ephesians 5 husband will give up everything he has in order to make sure his wife has what she needs. No matter how big the sacrifice, meeting her needs becomes his priority.


Keep Her Clean: You should be willing to be the bad guy. Get as dirty as you have to in order to keep her clean. Helping her character remain clean is important, and the best way to do this is by learning and living according to the Bible. 

Help to Reveal Her Beauty: Ephesians 5 calls husbands to "present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle." Your charge is not to dog your wife, or point out her shortcomings, but to do all you can to reveal the true beauty you see inside her. My bible readers know the "church" has some issues, but Christ sees something different. Just the same your wife has some issues, but you are to see and reveal her beauty.


Love Her Like You Love Yourself:  Most people treat themselves better than they treat others. You make exceptions for the same mistakes you condemn in other people. But with your wife, if you are to be the Ephesians 5 husband, you should love and treat her the same way you do yourself. The Ephesians 5 husband treats his wife with the utmost care and concern. 

Get as Close to Her as Possible:  If you have your Bible out now, and are reading along, you'll see the next call to an Ephesians 5 husband is to become one with your wife. The Bible actually says "one flesh." That means to become closer to her than anybody or anything else on this earth. Even if it means separating from other people or things that come against your union. Once you become one, nothing can keep you apart.


Are you a lady in waiting, well, the good news is that you can add this to your prayer guide for your future husband. As you desire and strive towards becoming the Proverbs 31 Wife, pray that your husband is an Ephesians 5 Husband.  


I am praying for you and God is crazy about you.