Lordship

"Wives, submit to your husbands ... Husbands, love your wives," Colossians 3:18, 19.

Why, why, why?! Because you are serving the Lord, Christ. Wife: Submit to him for the will of Christ, not because you are forced to it. What if he's a jerk? Do what is fit for the Lord. Husband: Love her, do not get soured against her. What if she won't submit? Love her. Never get harsh. It's the same for everybody. Kids: obey your parents. Why? for the Lord. Fathers: Don't pick at the kids, don't vex them. Slaves: obey your earthly masters. Why? for the Lord. Masters: do the right and fair thing about your slaves. Why? for the Lord. All we do in word or deed, all, forever and for always, in the name of the Lord Jesus.

We visit a brother or sister today to share in our common submission to the Lord Christ. And, together, we give thanks to the Lord that he has an inheritance awaiting whoever trusts in him.