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another husband, to Him who was raised from the dead, in
order that we might bear fruit for God.”

Loving surrender will lead us to the chambers of the Bridegroom.
Intimacy will result in divine union. Divine union will produce fruit.

Studying EPHESIANS to Know God

Chapter 28 Union Benefits 5:23-32

Reality is union with Christ. The illustration is marriage. But the
Lord knows that His illustration is going to get messy. So He
points us to a relationship which demands intimacy on an even
higher level. The human head, and the human body. A complex
living miracle, made up of billions of members. They connect,
agree, and harmonize, in order to fulfill the destiny and desires of
the head and the welfare of the body. That’s unity! Notice in
5:28 & 29,

“Husbands ought to love their own wives as their own
bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself. No one
hated his own flesh but nourishes it and cherishes it”.

I know there’s a wrong way to love yourself. But there’s also a
right way. The Bible teaches that it’s natural for a person to love
his own body. And if you don’t love yourself, it’s un-natural. If a
man starts to injure himself, he’s got a mental problem.
Something is wrong. God has put into man what psychologists
call “the will to live”. Man takes the utmost care to make sure that
his body is well nourished and cared for.

If you wear shoes, I have an idea that they fit your feet and are
comfortable. Do you know why you’re shoes are the right size?