True Love

Read: Ephesians 5:25-33

Let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband. --- Ephesians 4-6

The Bible In One Year:
Ephesians 4-6

One day I got a call from a young man named Ewing. He and our daughter Julie had known each other for nearly a year, and they were in love. Ewing wanted to know if he could marry Julie. After asking him several questions and getting the responses I needed to hear, I gave him my approval. Then came a big surprise. I asked him when he wanted to marry Julie, and he replied, "In 2 or 3 weeks." He loved Julie so much that he wanted to be with her all the time. True love called for action.

About a month later, just 2 weeks after the wedding, my new son-in-law said to me, "I just want you to know that Julie is my best friend. We have such a great time together."

Some of us who've been married a long time may think that our experience makes us experts on matrimony. But I believe we can learn from newlyweds. First, when two people are truly in love, they will deeply care for each other and cherish their time together. Second, true love means that a couple's relationship will be characterized by the good each one does for the other. How can two people with those characteristics be anything but best friends?

Jesus is the ultimate source of love and respect [Ephesians 5:25-33]. True love is Christlike love. --- Dave Branon

Look upon your partner's need ---
Love demands the loving deed;
Let your love be love that's true,
Prove it by the deeds you do. --- Anon.

A SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE REQUIRES FALLING IN LOVE MANY TIMES --- WITH THE SAME PERSON.