Take a moment to see what the Bible teaches and what the Holy Spirit enables for this to work. Please notice that VERSE 18 comes before VERSES 22–33. That means being FILLED with the HOLY SPIRIT is an absolute necessity. Without Him = failure. Makes sense?

1. First of all, don’t forget that our Lord would never designate us to do anything that He does not supply the POWER to do! “And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit.” (Eph. 5:18)That is the key. Without being Spirit-filled, this admonition (actually it is in the imperative mood—“be filled”—meaning it is a command, not a suggestion) would be useless.

2. Next, married couples—husbands and wives—are instructed to love and respect each other through the Power of the HOLY SPIRIT! “Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body… as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself… Nevertheless, let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.” (Eph. 5:22–33) 

Again, the great need for both Christian husbands and wives is to be Spirit-filled. By the way, that is the opposite of being controlled by fleshly appetites—“MY WAY!”

3. Finally, parents and children are mentioned and instructed in this text as well! “Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right… And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” (Eph. 6:1, 4) 

Only our Lord knows how many homes could be HEALED and HELPED if we would only follow His PLAN and yield to His POWER!

Once we view our homes as a place of service, it will change our perspective of God’s Will. More specifically, this is the acid test. If our home life is not right, then honestly our other service isn’t going to be complete.

So where is it that you need some work? Perhaps all of us could use some HOME IMPROVEMENT! However, please understand that these are our everyday relationships that matter.

So will you check up in these areas of SERVING our LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST?

So let’s go to work!