Love Your Wives as Christ Loved the Church

So I was just listening to an excerpt from John Piper's sermon "Marriage: Pursuing Conformity to Christ in the Covenant." John talks about how husbands should love their wives as Christ loved the church. This was wisdom that Mario's dad passed on to him years ago. It has been such a blessing to me that Mario has taken this advice so seriously. So much of the character of God and Christ in particular has been shown to me by the example of my husband. Through all of my moods and grudges and seeking out "fairness," Mario has been patient and has chosen to view me as blameless. His never-ending patience and pursuit of my heart has opened my eyes to the desire of God for my heart. Thank you Mario. :) I love you so much!

Judgments of the Lord Part 2

"...you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light (for the fruit of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth), trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them, for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret. But all things become visible when they are exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible is light." Ephesians 5:8-13

We are inadequate to fully recognize and accurately judge sin in our lives. It takes the Light of Christ to expose this darkness. So unless we intentionally seek out the judgments of the Lord, the depth of our sin remains in darkness.

"Awake, sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you." Ephesians 5:14