The Devil beats his wife, Christ loves his

  There is an old saying that whenever the sun is shining with no clouds in the sky and it rains, that devil is beating his wife.

 Where did that come from? Most of us have heard it so long that we repeat it even though we know it’s just a saying.

  It seems that every country has a devil and his wife story about this weather phenomenon. In some countries, they say the devil is kissing his wife, the devil is spitting on his wife, and many other variations.

  What’s really happening is called a sun shower. A hard rain happens many miles away and is blown by the wind into an area where it falls with the sun shining and not a cloud in the sky. It’s a weather happening, but it’s hardly the devil beating his wife.

  That should be a good reason for Christians to love Jesus. We are the bride of Christ. We are his wife. What’s interesting is that there is no old saying that Christ is beating his wife. Why? Because Christ loves the church so much that he was willing to give his life to give her life.

  It’s the same way that good husbands relate to their wives: we love, protect, provide and honor them.

  Ephesians 5:25 “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it.”

  The wife who lets the devil beat her, must be from another generation.

  These days if you hear of the devil beating his wife, listen for a hard thunder roll...

   That will be his wife hitting him upside his head with a frying pan.

   Ouch!