supper&with&His&disciples,&no&servant&was&available&to&wash&the&guests’&feet&and&no&one&
volunteered.&&
So&GodSmadeSman&wrapped&a&towel&around&His&waist&and&did&what&no&one&else&was&willing&to&
do.&He&washed&the&disciple’s&feet.&Afterward,&He&sat&down&and&said,&“Now&that&I,&your&Lord&and&
Teacher,&have&washed&your&feet,&you&also&should&wash&one&another’s&feet.&I&have&set&you&an&
example&that&you&should&do&as&I&have&done&for&you”&(John&13:14S15).&
In&Philippians&2:4,&Paul&tell&us&to&look&out&for&the&interest&of&others,¬&just&for&our&own.&“Look&
out&for”&is&from&the&Greek&word&skopos,&from&which&we&get&the&word&telescope&andµscope.&
It&means&to&pay&close&attention.&Whether&we&are&using&a&telescope&to&get&the&big&picture&or&a&
microscope&for&close&examination,&the&wife&of&your&man’s&dreams&pays&close&attention&to&the&
needs,&the&desires,&the&dreams,&the&joys,&and&the&sorrows&of&her&man.&She&looks&closely&at&his&
heart&and&thinks&of&ways&to&serve&him.&&
Serving&doesn’t&mean&the&bondage&of&slavery.&As&Jesus&put&on&the&towel&and&served&His&
disciples,&he&proved&to&us&conclusively&that&God’s&kind&of&serving&love&flows&from&choice¬&
coercion,&from&strength¬&weakness,&from&gladness¬&guilt.&&
Jesus&said,&“Give,&and&it&will&be&given&to&you.&A&good&measure,&pressed&down,&shaken&together&
and&running&over,&will&be&poured&into&your&lap.&For&with&the&measure&you&use,&it&will&be&
measured&to&you”&(Luke&6:38).&It&may&be&entirely&possible&for&you&to&serve&your&husband&and&
not&feel&that&you&are&receiving&anything&in&return.&However,&your&heavenly&Father&is&always&
watching,&and&the&measure&you&use&to&bless&your&husband&will&be&used&by&your&heavenly&
Husband&to&bless&you&in&return.&
&
Romance'Challenge'
- Ask&your&husband&what&you&can&do&for&him&today.&
& - Call&the&radio&station&he&listens&to&and&dedicate&a&song&to&him.&Ask&them&to&play&it&when&
you&know&he&will&be&in&the&car&(on&the&way&to&work&or&on&the&way&home).&&