Leadership: Husband

Husbands are the head of the household as Christ is the head of the church. This is a tall order for the family, especially for the husband! The husband, the man of the household, is being compared to Christ! Leadership is one of the callings to the husband. It is the main calling. Growing in Christlikeness is a call for all believers. However, we see here that a husband's position is also linked to the position of Christ as He is to the church. Christ has done so much for the church! The verse talks about Jesus being our Savior. The kind of leadership the husband has over His family is supposed to look like that of Christ. We are to love our wives. To be there for our family. Husbands are to care for the family. When I think about Jesus, I think about a loving Savior who promises to always be with us, to be someone who will always care for the church. Jesus was a servant leader! He came and sacrificed Himself for us. This is the kind of love and leadership that Jesus has for the church and it is the kind of love we are to have for the family. I also find the use of the metaphor of the body interesting here as well. We are told as husbands that wives are a part of the flesh. This is why marriage is so important! It is set up as an illustration of Jesus and the body of Christ! Our bodies as husbands/wives are not our own. We now belong and have become one flesh with our wives! This is the same type of illustration used with the body of Christ. Wives encourage your husbands to be the leader in the household, encourage your children to respect the husband. Do all these things for the glory of God. Husbands encourage your family to follow you as you follow Christ!