For in this manner, in former times, the holy women who trusted in God also adorned themselves, being submissive to their own husbands, as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose daughters you are if you do good and are not afraid with any terror.

1 Peter 3:5-6 NKJV

Oh, the joys of living with a blind wife and a talking computer! Many times, my husband uses my computer, and I hear it rattling off certain phrases. Based on what I hear, I give my hubby instructions, without understanding what he’s doing on the screen. He reminds me he knows what he’s doing. That’s one example of how I redirect my husband when I think he’s wrong.

Did we inherit this trait from our great, great grandmother, Eve? She thought they were missing out on something when she plunged us all into sin.

Sometimes, we might even be right, but we’re going about it all wrong.

We don’t like to hear this, ladies, but God has created an order in marriage. If we desire holy and obedient lives, we must be obedient to God’s order.

It’s that nasty word…submission. Do you know why we don’t like that word? It has been misunderstood.

In 1 Peter chapter three, the instructions to wives were written with unsaved husbands in mind. Wives cannot realign God’s order because husbands aren’t believers, unless the husband tells the wife to do something against the Word of God.

The key to submission is in our focal verses. Women should trust God. Whether we are married to a preacher or a filthy-mouthed sinner, we trust our men to God. We trust our marriages to God, and we trust our submission to God.

Women who pull rank and get outside God’s order are rebelling against God. Ouch! Yes, I just stepped on my toes.

Sarah called Abraham “lord.” Master. Was Abraham, always right? No. She never corrected Abraham. She followed him to a far country without questioning him. She showed Abraham honor.

Ladies, we don’t need to call our husbands by a title such as lord, but we do need to show them respect. We need to treat him like he is the king of the castle, because he is.

Of course, it’s God’s command that husbands fall into proper alignment too. They are supposed to be the godly leaders of the house.

Submission doesn’t make women full-time cooks and cleaners. It doesn’t make women inferior to men. The Godhead includes three persons: The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. All equal, but Jesus always did the will of the Father, not His own.

Ladies, let’s commit to pray for our husbands and respect them. Show our appreciation for their work, love, and protection. When we get in proper alignment, we can trust God to align our men.

Heavenly Father, forgive us for the times we get out of Your order. Save our husbands. Sanctify our men. Saturate them with the Holy Spirit so they will be the men you designed them to be. In Jesus’ name, amen.

DIG DEEPPER

Read 1 Corinthians 11:3 NKJV:

But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

HIKING THE TRAIL

What are three things you can do in the next twenty-four hours to honor your husband? One thing I have found that makes him feel appreciated is to pay him complements about the things he does, and stop pointing out what I dislike.

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Originally posted on September 19, 2020 @ 2:30 pm