so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
As Christ lived and died to make His church holy and set apart, so we, husbands must do the same for our wives.
This is our main concern, husbands. Everything else is secondary.
So be careful to make your wife priority number otherwise the fabric of godliness in our society will continue to unravel
God has a calling on your wife, and it is your task husband to be diligent in leading and guiding her to be that woman whom God created her to be. And this is done -and our Scripture verse lays out- by the washing of water with the word.
Now this washing signifies a baptism into a new mode of living, namely attuning our affections and thoughts towards the practical and sound counsel of God’s Word instead of -for example- being swayed by society’s values
Husbands, lets daily pray for God to make us the men our wives need.
Then, our society will more readily see God’s love and His power.