How To Cherish Your Wife
Introduction
Introduction
Dictionaries (Oxford and some others) have the following about the word cherish as far as it relates to another person:
To love and want to protect somebody
To keep somebody in your mind or heart
To think of somebody with pleasure
To hold somebody as dear
To care tenderly for somebody.
In Ephesians 5: 25 - 29 the following is written, "Husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave Himself for it. . . In the same way, husbands must love their wives as they love their own bodies. . . For no one has ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and tenderly cares for it, as Christ does the church."
The King James version of the Bible employed the word "cherish" in the last verse quoted above, "For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church."
The verb used in the Greek, thalpo, literally means "to keep warm". But its figurative use means to cherish or to comfort, and it was often used in marital agreements to tell the husband what he has to provide for his wife.
What Does It Mean To You?
The last part of the last verse reads, "Even as the Lord the church." We know that the Lord gave his life for the church, and cares for her to this day. He nourishes and cherishes the church by furnishing her with all things that He sees needful or good for her, and with all things that He knows are conducive to her everlasting happiness and welfare.
Let Us Apply This To Your Marriage
We know that ALL women want - and desire - to be cherished. We also know that all women are different (as are all people), and that the exact content of what a specific woman (in your case your wife) considers "cherishing" will differ somewhat from other women.
But basically, your wife wants to receive special attention from you. She wants you to recognise that she is the most important person in your life, and she wants you to treat her as such. Just as the Lord gave his life for the church, you should be willing and ready to give your life for your wife.
And while all the above are important, it is just as important that you remind your wife that she is the most important person in your life.
Practical Implications
Look again above at what this means. You have to provide your wife with whatever is needed for her everlasting happiness and welfare.
It means that you have to show her that you love her:
By telling her every day that you love her
By being kind to her
By treating her with the utmost respect
By making time for the two of you to be alone - not for sex, but to talk
By not being ashamed to show your friends that she is your most precious jewel.
Summary
Make some time, today, to think of what you can do to make your wife feel special. Then do it again tomorrow, but come up with something different than you did today.
Keep on doing this every day. Find hundreds of ways to tell and to show your wife that she really is the most important person in your life.
As you do this every day, be thankful for the wonderful wife that God gave you, and watch how your relationship will bloom.
How To Cherish Your Wife
By: Schalk Lubbe
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